Tuesday, 10 April 2012

The Rocks, Suez Canal

This sandstone paved laneway in The Rocks is known as Suez Canal. The name is supposedly a pun on "sewers canal", from the 19th century when it was an unsavoury place haunted by prostitutes and larrikins, with water cascading down when it rained. This view is from Harrington Street, as the lane narrows to George Street from the junction at Nurses Walk.
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21 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 01:58:00 GMT+10

    Nice laneway shot Jim, looks a little less notorious than the old days yeh! Great bit of history with the image.

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  2. Kim, USATuesday, 10 April 2012 at 03:58:00 GMT+10

    That is beautiful!

    Forsythia

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  3. Melbourne Australia PhotosTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 07:04:00 GMT+10

    Ah, yes lovely to walk in The Rocks, Jim. Great shot.

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  4. Lois EvensenTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 08:14:00 GMT+10

    Great shot and interesting history.

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  5. DianneTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 08:47:00 GMT+10

    A great little lane-way Jim .... Very neat and tidy.

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  6. Sylvia KTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 08:49:00 GMT+10

    What a great place, Jim, and wonderful capture and I love the history! Hope you have a good week!

    Sylvia

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  7. SandyCarlsonTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 10:53:00 GMT+10

    Such a clean and sunny place now! How times change!

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  8. Gemma WisemanTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 10:56:00 GMT+10

    Where many feet have trod while new footsteps wonder on past mysteries. Looks like a a pocket laden with many secrets!

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  9. JasonTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 11:21:00 GMT+10

    good day. discovered your site via Google. this is the best. take care. Jason

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  10. AnonymousTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 15:02:00 GMT+10

    Interesting how the alley got its name.

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  11. jewaiciousTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 15:13:00 GMT+10

    Lovely capture, and I like how you lead our eye down the path.

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  12. magiceyeTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 15:35:00 GMT+10

    fascinating history!
    lovely comosition

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  13. LeoviTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 16:01:00 GMT+10

    A narrow street with a surprising name.

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  14. RandiTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 16:38:00 GMT+10

    Fascinating and interesting history!

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  15. PeterTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 18:10:00 GMT+10

    Love the larrikin link, great post.

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  16. JoeTuesday, 10 April 2012 at 19:19:00 GMT+10

    Love the play on words.

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  17. EG CameraGirlWednesday, 11 April 2012 at 01:51:00 GMT+10

    Looks like it has improved immensely over the years! :))

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  18. UnknownWednesday, 11 April 2012 at 03:35:00 GMT+10

    Mostly good places turn bad in a city. Good to know it can also turn around!

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  19. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪Wednesday, 11 April 2012 at 11:09:00 GMT+10

    me mum amd dad went to Sydney in their late 50s, says my mum, lets go to the red light area, everybody who visit Sydney is taken there by the tourists. ( They self travelers.)
    Mum went in and came out as fast.

    Old fashioned Chinese mum, "Did their mum teach them anything?"

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  20. JimWednesday, 11 April 2012 at 15:00:00 GMT+10

    Ann, by the late 1950s, that would probably have been Kings Cross around the suburbs of Potts Point and Darlinghurst.

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