Suburb History

10A-10C CHALLLIS AVENUE, POTTS POINT

2 Dec 2021

Charles Bohringer (1891-1962) was born in Basel, Switzerland, graduating from its technical school, the Munich Art School and holding diplomas...

15 Wylde Street Potts Point

18 Nov 2021

Denison apartments, 15 Wylde Street, on the corner of Grantham Street, Potts Point, were designed in 1966 by Hugo Stossel (1905-2002), architect....

BYRON HALL: FIT FOR A LORD

11 Nov 2021

CLAUD HAMILTON, that’s Claud without an e, was a prolific early 20th century architect/developer. He designed Byron Hall Flats, 97-99 Macleay Street, Potts Point, in 1929...

MANAR

28 Oct 2021

Manar apartments, 40-40A Macleay Street Potts Point, is exclusive. It maintains its period charm and vistas in its prime contemporary...

GRAND OLD DAME LIVES ON

7 Oct 2021

Today, the grand wooden grandstand in Rushcutters Bay Park overlooks its cream picket-fenced oval.  Its lawn apron is used for outdoor...

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

30 Sep 2021

This rather non-descript, enigmatic structure at 10 Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay, incorporates fancy, see-through brickwork tracery. It incorporates important-looking, neo-Georgian,...

OUR LOCAL CRACKS AND CREVICES

23 Sep 2021

The word flâneur derives from the Old Norse verb flana, 'to wander with no purpose'. The terms of flânerie date...

DARNLEY HALL DESIGNED BY A COLOURFUL CHARACTER

16 Sep 2021

Seven-storey Darnley Hall, 12 Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, was built in the 1930s by architects, Rosenthal and Day. Its name...

PICCADILLY HOTEL, POTTS POINT

9 Sep 2021

The Piccadilly Hotel is at 171 Victoria Street, Potts Point. Its blonde bricks and asymmetrical red-brick tower give it a striking...

92-98 Brougham Street, Woolloomooloo

2 Sep 2021

This group of four 19th century terraces, now altered, is a fascinating piece of our rich urban history. No. 92 -98...

168 Victoria Street Potts Point, a brush with fame?

19 Aug 2021

This fine terrace house was built between 1864 and 1884. Early records indicate the site was first purchased in 1868,...

Billyard Avenue , Elizabeth Bay

29 Jul 2021

34A Billyard Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, was built circa 1886 and was formerly known as Macleay House. It is hidden behind...

TRESCO, Elizabeth Bay: The Genius Of The Place

22 Jul 2021

Within the heart of the Elizabeth Bay Road loop is Tresco, an 1868 marine villa whose sandstone wall  shrouds its historical...

ANCIENT GROTTO REVEALS HIDDEN HISTORY

8 Jul 2021

A Romanesque shrine with date carved in stone “1835”   A GROTTO, stairs, balustrade and retaining walls embellished the garden of Elizabeth...

CARINTHIA, NEO-CLASSICAL MASTERPIECE

24 Jun 2021

Carinthia is an elegant eleven-storey apartment building facing north-south at 7 Springfield Avenue, Potts Point also backing onto Earl Place. Apartment...

THE MANY LIVES OF 23 HUGHES STREET

10 Jun 2021

THE MANY LIVES OF 23 HUGHES STREET  23 Hughes Street, Potts Point, is almost hidden from history. It sits behind foliage...

159 VICTORIA STREET, POTTS POINT

27 May 2021

159 Victoria Street, Potts Point is a grand terrace house built in about 1872. It is for sale through Jason Boon,...

ASHDOWN- ART DECO JEWEL

20 May 2021

In 1911 Aaron Bolot (1900-1989), architect of Ashdown, 96-98 Elizabeth Bay Road, fled from Crimea, a peninsula located on the...

Mr Bates, the busy architect

6 May 2021

Albert Edmund Bates (1862-1929), an early 20th century Sydney architect, was a busy person. He was born in New Zealand and...

15 Apr 2021

RIVIERA LIFESTYLE IN ELIZABETH BAY   The European Riviera is a well-known international, glamorous, waterside lifestyle location bordering France and Italy. Riviera apartments,...