William Street, turning right into Boomerang
This post ended up turning into a neat little circle. Behold a potted mini history of right turns.
1890, a horse-drawn bus turning right from a narrow William into Boomerang Street.
1900, and the tram tracks have been put through. This congests the street, so to widen it the entire southern side will be resumed and demolished by 1918. The resulting smaller land parcels are sold at public auction.
1930, William's been widened, but the public complain that the tram tracks still haven't been shifted to the centre of the new width, even after a decade, which causes congestion on the outbound side. In this photo we can see the tracks have begun to be shifted.
1961, still turning right from William, but trams have been removed from service in Sydney, though the tracks here remain, yet to be dug up.
2017, and William has been narrowed again to restrict traffic flow, due to the Cross-City Tunnel that now runs beneath. Alas, there's no more right turn into Boomerang allowed.
1890, a horse-drawn bus turning right from a narrow William into Boomerang Street.
1900, and the tram tracks have been put through. This congests the street, so to widen it the entire southern side will be resumed and demolished by 1918. The resulting smaller land parcels are sold at public auction.
1930, William's been widened, but the public complain that the tram tracks still haven't been shifted to the centre of the new width, even after a decade, which causes congestion on the outbound side. In this photo we can see the tracks have begun to be shifted.
1961, still turning right from William, but trams have been removed from service in Sydney, though the tracks here remain, yet to be dug up.
2017, and William has been narrowed again to restrict traffic flow, due to the Cross-City Tunnel that now runs beneath. Alas, there's no more right turn into Boomerang allowed.
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