Rhodes, flats

This walkway along the shore of Homebush Bay and in front of blocks of flats is in the inner west suburb of Rhodes. This is another suburb along the Parramatta River that was once an industrial area but has been redeveloped into a residential and commercial area in recent years. The suburb was named after a property on the peninsula that was demolished in 1919 to build flour mills. Heavy industry in the suburb included a sawmill with timber yard from 1900, foundry manufacturing iron pipes from 1911 and a number of chemical manufacturers from 1930.