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DEEPDENE 110 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD, ELIZABETH BAY

Designed in 1967 and built by1970, this unusual 12-storey, 45 metre-high, pre-cast concrete block of only four apartments was designed...

DEEPDENE 110 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD, ELIZABETH BAY

10 Feb 2022

Murrawan Court, 2 Elizabeth Bay Crescent

Murrawan Court at 2 Elizabath Bay Crescent, built 1961, is hidden behind Elizabeth Bay Road in a cul-de-sac. It was...

Murrawan Court, 2 Elizabeth Bay Crescent

3 Feb 2022

GOWRIE GATE; THE GENTLE ART OF THE CURVE

Gowrie Gate apartments, 115 Macleay Street, Potts Point, is a six-level Art Deco apartment block built in 1938 just before...

GOWRIE GATE; THE GENTLE ART OF THE CURVE

27 Jan 2022

MELROSE, 23A Billyard Avenue, Elizabeth Bay

This Art Deco gem is part of Alexander Macleay’s original botanical gardens which he lovingly and lavishly built to embrace...

MELROSE, 23A Billyard Avenue, Elizabeth Bay

20 Jan 2022

MR MINTY’S, POTTS POINT

‘Sculpture is an art form that makes us think,” Sir Antony Gormley, one of the world’s leading experts says. It is a...

MR MINTY’S, POTTS POINT

13 Jan 2022

INTERNATIONAL LODGE, 100 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD

This interesting building was originally designed in 1968 by the renowned, prize-winning architect, Harry Seidler AO, (1923-2006), AC. At first glance it...

INTERNATIONAL LODGE, 100 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD

16 Dec 2021

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD: THE LOCALS FOOD MARKET, 87A MACLEAY STREET POTTS POINT

Local resident Talia Smith is unique. Her new shop is unique and her food concept is also unique.  It is based...

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD: THE LOCALS FOOD MARKET, 87A MACLEAY STREET POTTS POINT

9 Dec 2021

10A-10C CHALLLIS AVENUE, POTTS POINT

Charles Bohringer (1891-1962) was born in Basel, Switzerland, graduating from its technical school, the Munich Art School and holding diplomas...

10A-10C CHALLLIS AVENUE, POTTS POINT

2 Dec 2021

15 Wylde Street Potts Point

Denison apartments, 15 Wylde Street, on the corner of Grantham Street, Potts Point, were designed in 1966 by Hugo Stossel (1905-2002), architect....

15 Wylde Street Potts Point

18 Nov 2021

BYRON HALL: FIT FOR A LORD

CLAUD HAMILTON, that’s Claud without an e, was a prolific early 20th century architect/developer. He designed Byron Hall Flats, 97-99 Macleay Street, Potts Point, in 1929...

BYRON HALL: FIT FOR A LORD

11 Nov 2021

ART HIGH UP IN THE SKY

photo credit Chris Southwood / City of Sydney   Look up in the sky. Is it a bird? Is it a plane?...

ART HIGH UP IN THE SKY

4 Nov 2021

MANAR

Manar apartments, 40-40A Macleay Street Potts Point, is exclusive. It maintains its period charm and vistas in its prime contemporary...

MANAR

28 Oct 2021

ONE GYM FOR ALL

Luke Istomin and Rochelle De Luca are wedded to their jobs - literally. This vivacious husband and wife team own...

ONE GYM FOR ALL

21 Oct 2021

GRAND OLD DAME LIVES ON

Today, the grand wooden grandstand in Rushcutters Bay Park overlooks its cream picket-fenced oval.  Its lawn apron is used for outdoor...

GRAND OLD DAME LIVES ON

7 Oct 2021

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

This rather non-descript, enigmatic structure at 10 Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay, incorporates fancy, see-through brickwork tracery. It incorporates important-looking, neo-Georgian,...

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

30 Sep 2021

OUR LOCAL CRACKS AND CREVICES

The word flâneur derives from the Old Norse verb flana, 'to wander with no purpose'. The terms of flânerie date...

OUR LOCAL CRACKS AND CREVICES

23 Sep 2021

DARNLEY HALL DESIGNED BY A COLOURFUL CHARACTER

Seven-storey Darnley Hall, 12 Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, was built in the 1930s by architects, Rosenthal and Day. Its name...

DARNLEY HALL DESIGNED BY A COLOURFUL CHARACTER

16 Sep 2021

PICCADILLY HOTEL, POTTS POINT

The Piccadilly Hotel is at 171 Victoria Street, Potts Point. Its blonde bricks and asymmetrical red-brick tower give it a striking...

PICCADILLY HOTEL, POTTS POINT

9 Sep 2021

92-98 Brougham Street, Woolloomooloo

This group of four 19th century terraces, now altered, is a fascinating piece of our rich urban history. No. 92 -98...

92-98 Brougham Street, Woolloomooloo

2 Sep 2021

Our Treescapes

Tree is not four-letter word to locals in the 2011 postcode area. Trees provide shade in summer and allow sun to...

Our Treescapes

26 Aug 2021