Monday 1 June 2015

Broadway, Grace Brothers department store (Theme Day: Stylish)

These two landmark buildings along Broadway were originally the flagship buildings of the former Grace Brothers department store. They stand on the border of two inner city suburbs with the original five storey building on the left built in 1904 in Glebe and the matching building on the right completed in 1923 in Ultimo. The stylish Broadway store, which was built in the Federation/Edwardian style of architecture, closed in 1992. The 1904 building became part of The Broadway Shopping Centre, a shopping mall with retail space, cinemas and restaurants. This 1923 building is now UniLodge, student accommodation for the nearby University of Sydney and also contains retail space and restaurants

31 comments:

  1. Truly landmark buildings. They are grand, and the architecture is spectacular.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  2. I like this end of town, Jim. Nothing represents it more than this matching pair. I did not realise that there was such a discrepancy in their build-date.

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    1. Julie, I also hadn't really noticed that they weren't exact matches.

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  3. Gorgeous architecture and beautiful blue sky!

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  4. Really, I did not know they were built at different times. A pair of grand buildings.

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  5. Thanks for the link to Grace Bros Jim, love to see the then and now shots.. The architectural style of the 1920's is so much more stylish than today's glass and steel. Fab choice for the theme..

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  6. These are impressive buildings! Great architecture indeed!

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  7. Truly grand style and good to know that these buildings are still being used!

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  8. Style with a capital S Jim. So many photos in the theme are historical in nature. I wonder whether that says something about Style.

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  9. Beautiful buildings, fab choice for this theme !

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  10. Great building, absolutely stylish...

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  11. Hello Jim,

    What a beautiful building, and that blue, blue sky sets it off perfectly! Thanks for playing today.

    Have a Beautiful Blue Monday!

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  12. Those are quite charming buildings. Quite old, too, I think.

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  13. beautiful buildings...love the clocks...and i liked seeing the old photo of it too!

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  14. These are wonderful buildings. Never in Texas would you find a department store that looked like this.

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  15. Superb architecture, I wouldn't mind a browse!

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  16. Gorgeous architecture and twins at that! I hope you can also link this up for Travel Photo Mondays - the link is up all week so I hope you can join us for this too!

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  17. Looks very stylish, and the same is probably also for the inside.

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  18. Such a impressive share! I love seeing the different shares you have here. Enjoy a week filled with fun !

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  19. You’ve made a great Theme Day post. I'm glad you got to take this photo for today. Thanks for the informative text.

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  20. Grace Brothers did exist, I didn't know, I thought it was just a fancy name in a comedy!
    Nice building, like the atmosphere

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    1. Yes, maybe they borrowed the name for the British sit-com. ;)

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