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Above - Lined with pavement plantings of immature chestnut trees, the 'rue' end of Glenmore Road, abuts Oxford Street opposite the sandstone wall surrounding Victoria Barracks. Winding narrowly among 1840s workmen cottages and the three-storey, double-fronted terraces of the emerging mercantile class, ‘The Intersection’ arouses faux-European sensibilities, whilst demanding genuine Champs-Elysees designer prices. This is definitely not a ‘clone-town’ neighbourhood. Alannah Hill is directly across the road.
Below – Stream Way is the shortest of back alleys running adjacent to William Street, the main thoroughfare from the Town Hall up the hill to Kings Cross. The stream trickled down from the cliffs of Darlinghurst to the waters of Wooloomooloo Bay. This entrancing wall-scape was buckled and warped by a fire belching out from the cellar of ‘The William’ an early opener at the rear of The Australian Museum.
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A member of the Sunday in my City community.
I'd love to do that to my house. Put Polka dots all over it. I'm just afraid it would act as a magnet (or canvas) for all the graffiti writers to put in their names.
ReplyDeleteThe polka-dots are amazing and what a bit of luck to catch two pedestrians with such nice pops of color also. What a big difference between the two shots.
ReplyDeleteRemarkable contrast.
ReplyDeleteI'm not wishing spring away, dear Julie, not by any stretch of the imagination. It was just something I noticed for the first time when I looked objectively at the image.
My daughter goes to Paris in August. And if you've anything you want to send we are eager recipients.
"WORLD: Factory of ideas and experiments"... An incredibly eye-catching store front! Just the type of attitude I would love to see in my neighborhood...
ReplyDeleteI love that first image, the storefront book-ended so temporarily in electric yellow.
ReplyDeleteI envy those red-topped garbage bins. They look so stylish.
How much fun is that! Love the polka dots..and will show this photo to a few of our local retailers looking for ideas!
ReplyDeleteExcellent study in contrast.
ReplyDeletevery cool and interesting!
ReplyDeleteI'm not keen on the polka dots at all.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't be too happy to have a fire in the neighbourhood either but the texture is very pleasing.
Interesting subject matter as always.
I love the polka dots. Wonder if the homeowners association here would approve? :)
ReplyDeleteVery nifty contrasts. You have a such an amazing eye.
I just noticed, your blog is one whole day head of me. It is only Sunday at 6:34pm here. (I have no idea what time it is where you are)
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ReplyDeleteDon't get mugged in some of those lane ways.
ReplyDeleteThat top one is great. Really must get up that way, its been years.
ReplyDeleteTook me a while to get a shot of the steps without hordes of people. Every time I went to take a shot a damn tour group would congregate at the top. Nearly gave up but luckily got a break in the traffic.
I love the the polka dots. I'm surprised I haven't seen something like that here.
ReplyDeleteYour photographs look like postcards! Thanks for stopping by and for taking me to your city. I am loving all the traveling :)
ReplyDeleteLanes are so interesting and great that it has a descriptive name.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom photo could use some of that confetti! But then, it does have bright red garbage lids!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics, great contrasts.
ReplyDeleteI've always been a polka dot fan and that is one cool building.
Thanks for sharing your city.
Cheers,
jj
Quite a contrast. I've never noticed the 'spotty shop' before. :)
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Jim, I think the spotty shop has only been thus for the last couple of weeks! I think it is desperately trying to get noticed among all the more up-market shops across the other side of Glenmore Road.
ReplyDeleteLove the spotty shop!
ReplyDeleteWow that first place is so cheerful looking..lol I love it
ReplyDeleteThat spotty shop looks cool - at least they are trying! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy SIMC greetings from Casablanca!
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Wow nice contrast.
ReplyDeleteCool one Julie.
Have a great week.
They are contrasting shots neither really enhancing a neighbourhood. You be careful in back alleys near Kings Cross.
ReplyDeleteWow...what a contrast. Both are lovely captures!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the sweet comment you left us. It really means a lot.
What a contrast!
ReplyDeleteI can do without the designer prices, but I have to say that I like those colorful polka dots!
Our town is so stodgy anyone who painted a storefront with polka dots would likely be 'rid out of town on a rail'!
ReplyDeleteI really like the contrast of the second picture, the blistered blackened paint, the description of the fire 'belching out from the cellar', very interesting.
LOL, I LOVE the building with spotted facade! It reminds of the Bugs Bunny cartoon when he was seeing spots :-)))
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