Friday, 18 March 2011

Surry Hills, stack

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.
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27 comments:

  1. LoracFriday, 18 March 2011 at 02:17:00 GMT+11

    Good find! It really looks beautiful there.

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  2. Sylvia KFriday, 18 March 2011 at 03:25:00 GMT+11

    Looks 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!

    Sylvia

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  3. Walk in New YorkFriday, 18 March 2011 at 04:21:00 GMT+11

    on dirait une cheminée d'usine

    Publicity ;o) Every Friday (and the Weekend), The Challenge "Walk In The Street Photography"

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  4. JulieFriday, 18 March 2011 at 06:55:00 GMT+11

    Hah! Don't know that I have ever seen this.

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  5. AnonymousFriday, 18 March 2011 at 07:59:00 GMT+11

    I like it there. I hope they don't take it down.

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  6. CarolynFriday, 18 March 2011 at 08:40:00 GMT+11

    lovely photo:-)

    MY SKYWATCH FRIDAY

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  7. DianneFriday, 18 March 2011 at 09:12:00 GMT+11

    Ah yes! a lovely touch of history - I love the chimmney pots

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  8. AnonymousFriday, 18 March 2011 at 10:50:00 GMT+11

    What a beautiful mean to measure time and life.

    Please have a good Friday.


    daily athens

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  9. Kim, USAFriday, 18 March 2011 at 11:11:00 GMT+11

    Wow that is pretty cool chimney! Love it!
    Sky Watch Friday

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  10. eileeninmdFriday, 18 March 2011 at 11:16:00 GMT+11

    Great capture of the chimeny stack and the sky is such a pretty blue!

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  11. HildredFriday, 18 March 2011 at 12:21:00 GMT+11

    It may be redundant, but it is still very impressive.

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  12. DimpleFriday, 18 March 2011 at 12:47:00 GMT+11

    It looks like a beautiful area, and the industrial stack fits right in!

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  13. TonyCFriday, 18 March 2011 at 12:50:00 GMT+11

    Hi jim. I always enjoy my visits to your blog. a great variety of interesting shots

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  14. CarlettaFriday, 18 March 2011 at 13:28:00 GMT+11

    I like how the walls surrounding the walkways mimic the old tower.
    Lovely shot.

    Thanks for dropping by.

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  15. PeterFriday, 18 March 2011 at 14:22:00 GMT+11

    Great stack - they don't build them like this anymore.

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  16. JimFriday, 18 March 2011 at 14:39:00 GMT+11

    Carletta, that's an interesting observation. I hadn't thought about the pillars around the reserve matching the stack.

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  17. lina@women's perspectivesFriday, 18 March 2011 at 16:47:00 GMT+11

    Lovely chimney...
    Awesome shot :)

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  18. zaktonFriday, 18 March 2011 at 18:12:00 GMT+11

    I love the blue sky of Sydney. I used to just lie on the grass, admiring the blue sky (in my school days).

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  19. Walk in New YorkFriday, 18 March 2011 at 18:17:00 GMT+11

    Merci d'avoir participer au challenge "Walk In The Street Photography"

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  20. AnonymousFriday, 18 March 2011 at 18:38:00 GMT+11

    What an oddity gracing that lovely blue sky.

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  21. IreneSaturday, 19 March 2011 at 01:02:00 GMT+11

    Interesting post and great shot ... enjoy you weekend!

    Irene

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  22. thomasSaturday, 19 March 2011 at 04:33:00 GMT+11

    Lovely chimney,so lucky it's being preserved.

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  23. LesleySaturday, 19 March 2011 at 08:16:00 GMT+11

    Old chimney stacks are a nice reminder of past industries.

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  24. Joan ElizabethSaturday, 19 March 2011 at 12:58:00 GMT+11

    I like to see the old stacks, suggests something of the history.

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  25. NancySaturday, 19 March 2011 at 23:33:00 GMT+11

    Awesome architecture! Unique submission for SWF! :)

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  26. MarvinSunday, 20 March 2011 at 12:26:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful 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. :-)

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  27. Laerte PupoSunday, 20 March 2011 at 13:44:00 GMT+11

    The chimneys are usually round, but this is square. Very interesting.

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