Suburb History

NO-NAME APARTMENTS, 81 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD

Unusually, this quaint 1930s period block of apartments has no name. That’s because it never needed one.  Names were given to...

NO-NAME APARTMENTS, 81 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD

10 Mar 2022

ASHTON 102 ELIZBETH BAY ROAD

Ashton, 102 Elizabeth Bay Road, is a grand Victorian villa, built 1874, designed by Thomas Rowe. It has had many names including Caprera (c.1875-c.1910); Brema or Braemar (c.1910-c.1920)...

ASHTON 102 ELIZBETH BAY ROAD

3 Mar 2022

THE CHIMES, 45-53 MACLEAY STREET POTTS POINT

Hugo Stossel (1905-2002), was very a busy architect. Only recently has the extent and influence of his work been uncovered and...

THE CHIMES, 45-53 MACLEAY STREET POTTS POINT

24 Feb 2022

ERCILDOUNE ANCIENT ARCHAEOLOGY, 85 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD, ELIZABETH BAY

Ercildoune is a name with a thousand-year history still resonating in Elizabeth Bay today thanks to a wealthy local stockbroker...

ERCILDOUNE ANCIENT ARCHAEOLOGY, 85 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD, ELIZABETH BAY

17 Feb 2022

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

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

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

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

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

168 Victoria Street Potts Point, a brush with fame?

This fine terrace house was built between 1864 and 1884. Early records indicate the site was first purchased in 1868,...

168 Victoria Street Potts Point, a brush with fame?

19 Aug 2021