GHOSTS 1

Every city has its dwindling shreds of the past, largely unnoticed, ghosts of what was. These scenes stuck out against a uniform backdrop of contemporary steel, concrete and glass. They reminded me of the old Sydney that was still common in my childhood; where everything had been either put down or up by hand, pre prefab, rudimentary mechanisation had meant time had to be taken; and before gentrification had renovated it beyond resemblance.

Above, at Camperdown the silhouette of what looks like a typical sandstone terrace. Below, all that's left of an art deco building is its steps.

These cobblestones, herringbone bricks, and sandstone kerbing in Alexandria will soon be cemented over, as the factory they used to front is now apartments under construction.