Pitt Street at Haymarket 1893

The old Belmore Markets on the left, the new Belmore markets on the right. Gas holder behind, Anthony Hordern's old building is the tower behind that, and St Lawrence school at the head of the street.

The old Belmore Markets went for the now long-gone Sydney Hotel, for decades now a vacant block; the new Belmore Markets were moved to Paddy's and the site redeveloped as the Capitol Theatre (using the same tiles from the markets, they can still be seen today.) The gas holder was replaced by an AGL office; Anthony Hordern's burnt down; and the school was cleared for Central Station. Hence, nothing looks the same! But isn't that just Sydney?

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Welcome, this site is all about Sydney 'then and now'..

The pics: Do click to enlarge the old photos as I've restored most of them from their faded small originals, and the details you'll often see in them can give an awesome insight into how ordinary people, your and my ancestors, actually lived.

Then: Where nothing today remains of a 'Then' scene, the Google Street Views of the 'Now' location have been verified through old maps and the NSW government's SIXMaps.

Sources: Most of the old photos have been collected over many years through the now-defunct Picture Australia and the original sources lost, but almost all are now found through Trove; variously from the National Library, the State Libraries of NSW and Vic, and the National Archives. Some are also via Flickr, so if you know the source of any, do let me know and I will add the credit.

Me: I'm Ross, a major oldsydneyphile (that's a word, really - well, now it is anyway). I grew up here from the 60s. Originally, I made the site in 2006-2008, and restarted it in 2018 using the 'now' scenes supplied by Google Street View.

Pitt Street at Haymarket 1893

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