Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Railway Square (Theme Day: Waiting)

 These rising glass bus shelters and four sculpture light towers in Railway Square at Haymarket were installed in 1999 along George Street. Located close to Central railway station, this is a place where people are always waiting for buses. The old Railway Square post office (top) which is now a boutique hotel and new office blocks (bottom) including those for railway administration, can be seen in the background.

31 comments:

  1. I expect there'll be a lot of railway and bus stations featuring in this theme day.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Such a wonderful area to sculpt an image for a city and such a wasted opportunity. I agree about the waiting. I have waited there numerous times, too numerous to count.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Yes, these are the places we always wait and sometimes go to capture some photographs too!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I nearly used one of people waiting at this bus stop. I really detest that sculpture thing.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Interesting structure! Looks room for lots of waiters.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Nice to have protection from the elements while waiting but to my eye it detracts from the wonderful building behind.

    ReplyDelete
  7. That is a huge amount of glass it must be an amazing view from under it.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Interesting contrast in the photos. I always think of Sydney as a modern city, but it obviously has a rich history.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I deeply doubt if I could illustrate this theme better. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Great photo! I would be able to wait there for a spell ... must be a good place to people watch!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Railway stations are a good place to find people waiting. Nice choice.

    ReplyDelete
  12. I will be one of them waiting, am a great supporter of public transit!

    Great photos!

    ReplyDelete
  13. a familiar place to many who wait and a place of waiting. good choice

    ReplyDelete
  14. Very nice area. Unison of old and new architecture.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Rail travel means waiting yes, especially in suburban Sydney!

    I just caught up with all your Sculpture by the Sea shots and was delighted with them. How I love this exhibition! Thanks for that.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Waiting at railways stations is endemic. A very good choice.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Wonderful theme, lovely place . Excellent architecture of the building too.
    Sydney Harbour Events

    ReplyDelete
  18. ohhh brings back the good old days... I used to work in that building in the right pic, it's the RailCorp office at Lee St Chippendale, next to it is the immigration office

    ReplyDelete
  19. I used to run past the old post office to catch the country train. The building was disused and inside a loud siren always rang non-stop. I guess it warded off birds or the homeless? Then after a time it was a big surprise to return to the city and find a hotel had taken over.

    ReplyDelete
  20. I like the glass awnings! Hope you can take a photo of those light sculptures at night — they must look great all lit up.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Thanks for confirming that Lindz. I remember reading something about those office blocks belonging to the railways managers but wasn't sure. I added something about that to my post.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Hope it's easier to work out where to wait than it looks in this minimalist structure, doesn't seem that busy - was everyone waiting in the wrong place?

    ReplyDelete
  23. I guess it would be easy for me to miss a bus, while getting lost in thoughts looking at the surrounding environment.

    A wonderful Wednesday for you.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Ham, it was Sunday afternoon and I waited around until the buses were out of the way, so there weren't as many passengers waiting. On any weekday, especially in the morning or afternoon, this place is packed.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Hi just happen to visit you again and had a good look at the pic, the front building in the left pic next to the glass (street side) was used to be the NSW department of Planning authority building, dont know about now, maybe it still is, railcorp also occupying some floors there too... the one behind the glass is the railcorp building, the immigration building is unseen in this pic.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Railway stations probably see more people waiting than any other place - even taxis would take second place.
    Melbourne Daily Photo

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for visiting my blog. Please leave me a message. Jim.

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...