bridge street
What a mess, an explosion. Guess where?
You'd swear it's in southern Wales or somewhere, but as none of the buildings in this pic remain I'll reveal it's ..
Bridge St, Sydney, taken from the corner of George St. The enlarged archive version of this photo is an amazing time capsule. The detail of the people and buildings is crystal clear. Comparing 'then and now' with the modern shot below (taken at street level), the ruin above is where the larger sandstone building stands at centre. The large building beyond in Pitt St above is where the high rise office block now stands, and the vacant block further up the street above, is now the historic 1880s Lands Dept. If you click on the pic above to enlarge it you'll see that the trees on the hill are actually in the garden of the long-lost original Government House. Also, I noticed that the hansom cabs wait in the middle of the street. Not sure what that's all about.
The same view today
You'd swear it's in southern Wales or somewhere, but as none of the buildings in this pic remain I'll reveal it's ..
Bridge St, Sydney, taken from the corner of George St. The enlarged archive version of this photo is an amazing time capsule. The detail of the people and buildings is crystal clear. Comparing 'then and now' with the modern shot below (taken at street level), the ruin above is where the larger sandstone building stands at centre. The large building beyond in Pitt St above is where the high rise office block now stands, and the vacant block further up the street above, is now the historic 1880s Lands Dept. If you click on the pic above to enlarge it you'll see that the trees on the hill are actually in the garden of the long-lost original Government House. Also, I noticed that the hansom cabs wait in the middle of the street. Not sure what that's all about.
The same view today
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