Showing posts with label Suburbs - Surry Hills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suburbs - Surry Hills. Show all posts

Tuesday, 25 March 2025

Surry Hills, shop and apartments

This apartment building with a shop on the ground floor is located on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Rutland Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. The original three storey building on this corner was demolished in 2016 but rebuilt in the same historic style with a two storey contemporary style addition above. A separate contemporay addition was also made behind it along Rutland Street. The two storey terrace houses along Elizabeth were also redeveloped with three storeys of apartments added above.
Linked to: Good Random Fun, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Wednesday, 18 December 2024

Surry Hills, St Sophia Greek Orthodox Church


St Sophia Greek Orthodox Church is located along Bourke Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. This heritage listed church was originally built as a Congregational Church known as St Sophia and Her Three Daughters. It was designed by William Boles and built in 1880 in the Victorian Gothic style.

Monday, 9 December 2024

Surry Hills, art

 
This artwork is on the side and back walls of The Colourful House of Surry Hills, a former warehouse along South Dowling Street beside Wimbo Park, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It was created in 2018 by street artist Thierry Noir. The warehouse was converted into a single private residence by businessman John Winning, owner of an appliances business. His close friend, American techno DJ Seth Troxler commissioned the artwork which covers the whole building.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays.

Wednesday, 4 December 2024

Surry Hills, shop and light rail


A tram makes its way past a corner shop on the corner of Devoshire Street and Crown Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. The CBD and South East Light Rail Service runs along Devonshire Street with trams on the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line from Circular Quay via Central. The Victorian style building is now used as a laundry and dry cleaner below and office space above.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Saturday, 6 January 2024

Surry Hills, Dove & Olive

The Dove & Olive is a pub located on the corner of Devonshire Street and Waterloo Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. This heritage listed building was built in 1876 in the Victorian Style and was formerly known as the Clarendon Hotel.
 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now.

Thursday, 4 January 2024

Surry Hills, Madison Hotel

 
The Madison Hotel, built in the Inter-War Style, is located on the corner of Devonshire Street and Randle Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. The CBD and South East Light Rail Service runs along Devonshire Street with trams on the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line from Circular Quay via Central. 

Sunday, 17 December 2023

Surry Hills, Ibero - American Plaza

The Ibero - American Plaza is located along Chalmers Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. This site was founded in 1989 to commemorate the contribution of Spanish and Portugese speaking people to Australia. It features a series of 11 busts and 2 statues representing significant historical figures and national heroes donated by nations including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

Saturday, 16 December 2023

Central Chalmers Street, light rail stop

The Central Chalmers Street Light Rail Stop is located along Chalmers Street, between Central Railway Station and the Dental Hospital, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It is part of the CBD and South East Light Rail Service, made up of the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line which run from Circular Quay.
 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now.

Thursday, 30 November 2023

Surry Hills, Evening Star Hotel

 
The Evening Star Hotel is located on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Cooper Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. The heritage listed pub was built in 1903 in the Federation Anglo-Dutch style replacing a hotel of the same name which had been constructed on the site prior to 1885.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Central Chalmers Street, light rail stop

 
The Central Chalmers Street Light Rail Stop is located along Chalmers Street, beside Central Railway Station. It is part of the CBD and South East Light Rail Service, made up of the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line which run from Circular Quay. A Tangara or T set train can be seen departing the railway station. 

Thursday, 23 November 2023

Surry Hills, Madison Hotel

The Madison Hotel is located on the corner of Devonshire Street and Randle Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It was built in the Inter-War Style on the site of the former Subway Hotel.

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Central Chalmers Street, light rail stop


The Central Chalmers Street Light Rail Stop is located along Chalmers Street, between Central Railway Station and the Dental Hospital, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It is part of the CBD and South East Light Rail Service, made up of the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line which run from Circular Quay.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Ruby Tuesday.

Sunday, 20 August 2023

Surry Hills, shop

 
This corner shop with office space above is on the corner of Crown Street and Devonshire Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. This Victorian style building is now used as a laundry and dry cleaner below and office space above but it had previously been home to a beautician as seen here.

Sunday, 30 July 2023

Surry Hills, Strawberry Hills Hotel


The heritage listed Strawberry Hills Hotel is located on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Devonshire Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. The original hotel was built in 1871 as the Southern Cross Hotel and operated until the 1920s when it underwent major redevelopment in the Inter-War style. In 1954 an application was approved by Sydney City Council to incorporate two adjacent 1880s shops into the hotel. The name change to "Strawberry Hills Hotel" only occurred in more recent years, with the name used as an urban locality taken from the former Strawberry Hills Estate.

Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Surry Hills, Bourke Street Bakery (Theme Day: Comfort Food)

Bourke Street Bakery is on the corner of Bourke Street and Devonshire Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. This bakery and cake shop opened in 2004 and has now successfully expanded to twelve locations in Sydney. Since 2019, it has also opened in five locations in New York City. They serve artisan breads, meat pies, sausage rolls, quiches, biscuits, cakes, fresh sandwiches and salads. The side of this shop features a giant mural of a baker.
Linked to: Theme Day, Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World.

Thursday, 2 June 2022

Surry Hills, office


This residential building is located on the corner of Devonshire Street and Wilshire Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It is the former office of Brackenbury & Austin Pty. Ltd, a machine tools factory next door. Both were redeveloped in 2020 into modern apartments with the Brackenbury & Austin script left on the facade of the office.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday, Pink Saturday. 

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

Surry Hills, light rail stop (Theme Day: Road)

The Surry Hills Light Rail Stop is located along Devonshire Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It is part of the CBD and South East Light Rail Service, made up of the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line which run from Circular Quay. The light rail line has taken over this road with only one lane on the left reserved for traffic now.

Monday, 23 May 2022

Surry Hills, mural

This mural is on the side of a shop on the corner of Crown Street and Foveaux Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It features former Australian Rules footballer Adam Goodes, who played for the Sydney Swans and was twice awarded the Brownlow Medal, the game's most prestigious award. The mural was painted in 2020 by Hamish McBride, Laura Paige, Megan Hales, Jacqueline Butterworth and Kailin Hegel.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Through My Lens.

Monday, 11 April 2022

Surry Hills, mural

This mural is painted on the side wall of a clinic located along South Dowling Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It was painted in 2018 by street artist Thierry Noir, who has also created The Colourful House of Surry Hills, located on the opposite side of the light rail line. 

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Surry Hills, Prince Alfred Park, rainbow walkway (Theme Day: Solitude)

 
A solitary man walks along the rainbow walkway in Prince Alfred Park, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. It was installed in 2021 as a reminder both for how far the LGBTQI+ community has come and how far it has to go. The building behind it is Inner Sydney High School which opened in 2021 on the former site of Cleveland Street High School.
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