Thursday 28 August 2014

Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel

The Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel is located on the corner of Cowper Wharf Roadway and Bourke Street, in the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo. It was formerly the Macquarie Hotel designed by Ernest Lindsay Thompson and built in 1922 in the Inter-War Free Classical style.
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15 comments:

  1. Looks like a popular drinking spot for cyclists Jim.

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  2. Jim, that is a most unusual name for an area of the city. I'd love to go there just to see more about the place. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. My, you Aussies can create so much from so little-- 4 letters can make a mouthful!

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    1. Whenever I post photos from the suburb of Woolloomooloo, I always get some feedback about the name. It cracks me up how much interest it generates.

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  4. I agree that it's interesting, because If you hadn't told me that it was a hotel I wouldn't have guessed. Great shot as usual Jim!

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  5. Impressive hotel design for a street corner.

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  6. WOOOOOOOOW! A lot of Os. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  7. Love the building! And always ready for a draft. ;-))

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  8. love historical buildings. do they get much business being on a corner?

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    1. Amy, it's a popular location anyway with at least four pubs within a block of each other and many restaurants.

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  9. Beautiful architecture, it is good to preserve the old buildings!

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  10. It definitely seems a popular spot.

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