In the pink dawn of Sunday, September 1st, the finishing touches were applied to an installation of 150,000 tulips that had been in preparation for several months. A carpet of tulips across Seafarers Bridge led Melburnians to a field of tulips on the wharf apron outside Goods Shed No 5 on North …
Docklands
Records
Heritage listed Goods Shed No 5 is on the cusp of renewal. It will soon be incorporated into Seafarers - a Riverlee development designed by Fender Katsalidis. About time, say some. restoration work on the Malcolm Moore crane at North Wharf is now complete But there's something about that …
World Trade Centre
It's dreary on the shaded north bank of the Yarra River in mid-winter at WTC Wharf. The fake turf is damp. It contrasts with a sunny day in March 1983 when delegates from around the world sat beneath the fluttering flags of many nations. They were assembled for the opening of Melbourne's World …
POPS
Last week I ascended the stair for the first time. stair to the Sky Park off Collins St The instagramable Denton Corker Marshall designed stair leads to the Sky Park. I'd been keen, very keen, to see the new Park which opened earlier this year. It is just the first part of a 2,000 sq m open …
A heritage dome in a development precinct
The domed building sits to one side of the Mission to Seafarers - apart but connected. The concrete dome contrasts with the red tiled roof and more domestic looking Mission buildings designed by Walter Butler. Funds to build a gymnasium for seafarers when in Port was raised by members of the …
[Read more...] about A heritage dome in a development precinct
Flinders Bank
John Lack, the historian of Footscray, bemoans the quality of today's local papers.1 He wonders where future local historians will find the detail of the debates in councils that were covered in local papers of yore. The audio recordings of Council meetings are an excellent source. While they may …