Planning, almost always, is about the future. Where do we put the new homes which cater for a growing and … More
Category: Heritage
Does Marrickville’s “attractive disorder” face a bland and more expensive future?
On your typical Saturday morning or night, Marrickville’s Illawarra Rd is a feast for the senses. In the morning, there’s … More
Look up! The ghost signs you may have missed in Sydney’s CBD
The Sydney CBD has seen constant change. In just over 200 years, it’s been transformed from a tent-filled colonial outpost … More
Neon signs of one of Sydney’s last ‘sin alleys’ face final days
In the 1930s, famous Sydney poet Kenneth Slessor described what he perceived to be the unrecognised beauty of down-at-heel William … More
How a share market crash helped save the Sydney home of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
Despite it being more than 70 years since her last book was published, the works of Sydney’s children’s author and … More
Sydney ‘time capsule’ general store now on market as a potential development site
One of Sydney’s most photographed and loved former general stores is now facing an uncertain future, with the property being … More
Croydon’s 115-year stand against smaller homes faces an uncertain future
The excellent Sydney history book Shady Acres explains the intriguing circumstances in which Sydney’s Croydon station came into the world. … More
Little house lost: The plan to bury this historic wooden worker’s cottage beneath a $33m tower
In 1905, a boilermaker called Thomas Eardley constructed a humble single-storey wooden worker’s cottage at Kogarah in southern Sydney. Just … More
Hidden in plain sight for 53 years: the ghost sign from Sydney’s jazz boom era
It’s been sitting hidden in plain sight for the past 53 years: a ghost sign above a Newtown shop which … More
Last dance for this well-known Sydney movie scene location?
A historic shop front and rooftop used in an iconic Australian movie scene could be at risk from demolition and … More
Changing Sydney 