This chimney stack rises above a former industrial building in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It dominates the skyline behind Shannon Reserve and is much taller than the chimney stacks on the residential terrace houses beside it. Surry Hills is a suburb that once contained a lot of heavy industry and manufacturing but has gone through gentrificaton, with many of the old buildings redeveloped. This stack is redundant now since the building is used for residential and commercial purposes.
Good find! It really looks beautiful there.
ReplyDeleteLooks like an exclamation point and perfect to accent your wonderful BLUE skies! Terrific capture as always and as always, I love your composition! Have a great weekend, Jim!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
on dirait une cheminée d'usine
ReplyDeletePublicity ;o) Every Friday (and the Weekend), The Challenge "Walk In The Street Photography"
Hah! Don't know that I have ever seen this.
ReplyDeleteI like it there. I hope they don't take it down.
ReplyDeletelovely photo:-)
ReplyDeleteMY SKYWATCH FRIDAY
Ah yes! a lovely touch of history - I love the chimmney pots
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful mean to measure time and life.
ReplyDeletePlease have a good Friday.
daily athens
Wow that is pretty cool chimney! Love it!
ReplyDeleteSky Watch Friday
Great capture of the chimeny stack and the sky is such a pretty blue!
ReplyDeleteIt may be redundant, but it is still very impressive.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a beautiful area, and the industrial stack fits right in!
ReplyDeleteHi jim. I always enjoy my visits to your blog. a great variety of interesting shots
ReplyDeleteI like how the walls surrounding the walkways mimic the old tower.
ReplyDeleteLovely shot.
Thanks for dropping by.
Great stack - they don't build them like this anymore.
ReplyDeleteCarletta, that's an interesting observation. I hadn't thought about the pillars around the reserve matching the stack.
ReplyDeleteLovely chimney...
ReplyDeleteAwesome shot :)
I love the blue sky of Sydney. I used to just lie on the grass, admiring the blue sky (in my school days).
ReplyDeleteMerci d'avoir participer au challenge "Walk In The Street Photography"
ReplyDeleteWhat an oddity gracing that lovely blue sky.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post and great shot ... enjoy you weekend!
ReplyDeleteIrene
Lovely chimney,so lucky it's being preserved.
ReplyDeleteOld chimney stacks are a nice reminder of past industries.
ReplyDeleteI like to see the old stacks, suggests something of the history.
ReplyDeleteAwesome architecture! Unique submission for SWF! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blue sky. I've got to disagree with most who've commented. While the chimney itself is impressive, it looks as if it's just been stuck onto the rehabbed building and doesn't really belong there. To each his/her own. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe chimneys are usually round, but this is square. Very interesting.
ReplyDelete