The Woolworths Building is located on the corner of Park Street and George Street. Bebarfalds Ltd was a furniture manufacturer and home furnishings retailer established in Sydney in the 1870s with a store here from 1894. When Park Street was widened, an 8-storey commercial shopfront and warehouse building was designed by Kent and Massie and completed in 1929. Woolworths was invited to open a variety store on the ground floor and after they took over the lease from Bebarfalds in 1965, more floors were added. It transformed into a Woolworths supermarket on the ground and basement levels, a Big W discount department store on level one and warehouse and office space above. The City of Sydney purchased the building in 1985 with plans to demolish it for the Town Hall Square development in 2028.
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reminds me of a type of building from the "Are you being served" tv series, perfect for a different department on each floor.
ReplyDeleteIt’s striking how the Woolworths Building has continually reinvented itself over more than a century, mirroring Sydney’s own layers of change and ambition
ReplyDelete...a lovely corner.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful building with a lot of history.
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Awesome building photo ~ they don't make them like that anymore ~ thanks,
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Building looks great, Great post. Loved the click.
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