Neighbourhood Tales

THE DISTILLERY

The Distillery is not the name of a new local boutique beer-maker. It is a printing press at 115 Crown Street,...

THE DISTILLERY

24 Jan 2019

86 VICTORIA STREET

86 Victoria Street, Potts Point, is a grand 19th century terrace house, circa 1880-82, currently for sale through Greg McKinley,...

86 VICTORIA STREET

6 Dec 2018

ROCKLEY, A SKUNK AND CHEDDINGTON

After Alexander Macleay’s famous 54-hectare estate in Elizabeth Bay was subdivided, a number of one-hectare blocks were created including Tresco,...

ROCKLEY, A SKUNK AND CHEDDINGTON

29 Nov 2018

BOLTS FROM THE PAST

High on the liver-coloured brick wall on the Werrington apartments, on the corner of Macleay and Manning Streets on the...

BOLTS FROM THE PAST

22 Nov 2018

EMPIRE HOTEL

The Empire Hotel, 32- 32A Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross, hides a truth. It is the site where 1970s urban campaigner,...

EMPIRE HOTEL

15 Nov 2018

THE BOURBON

The Bourbon Bar is synonymous with Kings Cross. And it has had more lives than a cat. In the 1850s the...

THE BOURBON

8 Nov 2018

SPICERS HOTEL

[caption id="attachment_2227625" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Kat Stanley Photography; www.katstanleyphotography.com,[/caption] Spicers Hotel at 122 Victoria Street, Potts Point, has a goodly heritage.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           It...

SPICERS HOTEL

25 Oct 2018

HARVARD APARTMENTS, KELLETT WAY

The Harvard apartments, 2 Kellett Way, Kings Cross, area are a hidden gem. Tucked away from the hum and thrum of...

HARVARD APARTMENTS, KELLETT WAY

14 Sep 2018

13 Bourke Street Woolloomooloo

Hidden behind the heritage facade of this 1878 worker’s cottage lies a modern pied-à-terre, a French term literally meaning “a...

13 Bourke Street Woolloomooloo

16 Aug 2018

THE SINGING BARBER

Readers may well have heard of Rossini’s wonderful, classic opera, The Barber of Seville, about the comedic escapades of a...

THE SINGING BARBER

9 Aug 2018

GLENELG

Number 37 Roslyn Street, known as “Glenelg”, is a petite apartment block in Potts Point. Apartment 12 is for sale through Angelo...

GLENELG

2 Aug 2018

SPIT ROAST

Spit Roast is unique in Potts Point. It is the only take-away food outlet also offering eat-in as well as...

SPIT ROAST

27 Jul 2018

IKON

IKON is an ancient Grecian word. It is a religious item worshipped in churches, usually Christ and his mother, Mary....

IKON

12 Jul 2018

Fitzroy Gardens Food and Produce Markets

Édith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose” wafts gently through rustic market stalls on a crisp, bright autumn day played by...

Fitzroy Gardens Food and Produce Markets

6 Jul 2018

HARGRAVE TERRACE, RUSHCUTTERS BAY

On a breezy morning in November, 1894, Australian explorer and gentleman inventor, Lawrence Hargrave (1850-1906), carried an elaborate kite-style contraption...

HARGRAVE TERRACE, RUSHCUTTERS BAY

28 Jun 2018

OASIS x EMPORIUM

  Sha Sha is not just a reference to the famous, sensuous 1938 hit by the popular Andrew’s Sisters. It is...

OASIS x EMPORIUM

21 Jun 2018

TARANA: A PLACE OF PLEASURE

TARANA is the Persian word for a song. It’s an appropriate name for this grand 1889 marine villa on the...

TARANA: A PLACE OF PLEASURE

14 Jun 2018

THE CLOTHES LIBRARY, AN ARCHIVE OF GOOD TASTE

Sarah Freeman is creative, possibly a genius. She is certainly has the chic, cheek, pose and poise of an inspired...

THE CLOTHES LIBRARY, AN ARCHIVE OF GOOD TASTE

7 Jun 2018

JUANITA NIELSEN COMMUNITY CENTRE, WOOLLOOMOOLOO

The Juanita Nielsen Community Centre is on the corner of Nicholson and Dowling Streets, Woolloomooloo, three minutes’ walk from Harry’s...

JUANITA NIELSEN COMMUNITY CENTRE, WOOLLOOMOOLOO

31 May 2018

LOCAL HISTORY REVEALED: 137-141 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo

In 1793 the government granted the Commissary-general in charge of stores, John Palmer, land in Woolloomoloo. Palmer could not have...

LOCAL HISTORY REVEALED: 137-141 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo

25 May 2018