Sydneytecture

When Sydney was still pretty much a quiet outpost, its later Victorian expansion and wealth soon to develop.

What strikes me most here is the engineering - all cut, dug and built by hand, with just rudimentary tools, no machines. And for a remote, small population, where these works are repeated throughout the land, it's an amazing feat. We really don't appreciate our pioneers.  Today, the same spot, just higher up, as a light-rail line runs beneath, and under that again the creek is now a concreted canal.   As an addendum, next to the modern viaduct is a remnant of the original. You have to look for it to know it was there. 

At the far back is George St; in front, the fire station with the steeple was demolished for the overpass in the 1950s; the little bank on the right was rebuilt in the 30s and then demolished in the 50s.  Standing and looking in exactly the same spot today (verified on SIX Maps) -