George Street, National Mutual Building

The heritage listed National Mutual Building building is located along George Street, bounded by Angel Place and Ash Street. This building is a six-storey structure with basement, designed by Edward Raht and built in 1894 in the Federation Romanesque style. It was originally built for an American insurance company the Equitable Life Assurance Society then sold in 1923 to the National Mutual Life Association of Australia Ltd, who owned it until 1977. It was then a branch of a French bank, Societe Generale before being converted to retail and office space.
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Millers Point, Windmill Street

 
These buildings are located Windmill Street in the inner city suburb of Millers Point. On the left corner, as Windmill Street wraps around, is the heritage-listed Oswald Bond Store with an entrance in Kent Street. This former warehouse was built in 1893 in the Victorian style but was partly rebuilt in 1904 after a fire with Federation and Free Classical styles. On the right corner with Argyle Place is a row of terraces which has commercial space on the ground floor with residential space above, built around 1906 in the Federation style. The high rise office buildings in the distance, including Salesforce Tower, are in the central business district. The Windmill Street Bridge and Munn Street Bridge in the foreground were built in 1910 when Hickson Road below was cut out of the sandstone cliff to provide a link between the wharves on Walsh Bay and those being built at Darling Harbour.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

York Street, Scripture Union House

Scripture Union House is a commercial building along York Street, opposite the Queen Victoria Building. The heritage listed former warehouse was built in 1905 in the Federation Warehouse style. It was originally built for W.S. Friend & Co, iron merchants and ironmongers. From 1914 it was leased and then bought by Arthur Pringle Stewart, known for Akubra Hats. In 1967 it was transferred to the Scripture Union Children's Special Mission and Interschool Christian Fellowship and the building was altered in 1968 by architects Hely Bell & Horne.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Redfern, theatre

This former theatre and night club is a heritage listed building which is bounded by Cleveland Street, Walker Street and James Street, in the inner city suburb of Redfern. It was built in 1890 as the Palace Skating Rink. By 1905 it was occupied by Petchell F and Co boot manufacturers. From 1914 it was the Eclipse Printing Company. By 1930 it had become the Empire Picture Theatre and by 1961 was a nightclub known as The Stage Club. It has now been converted to commercial office space. The James Street facade retains its Federation Free Style Classical style but the Cleveland Street facade seen here was modified into a stylised, post-modern interpretation of Art Deco style.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Millers Point, shops and houses

This heritage-listed building is located on the corner of Argyle Place and Windmill Street in the inner city suburb of Millers Point. It is one of a row of terraces which have commercial on the ground floor with residential space above built around 1906 in the Federation style.
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Banksia, house

This historic house is located on the corner of Princes Highway and Bestic Street, in the southern suburb of Banksia. It is now used as a funeral home.
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St Peters, mural

This mural has been painted on the facade of a commercial building along Campbell Street, in the inner west suburb of St Peters. It was created by Kim Siew and Nico. Unique Plaster produces ornate plaster mouldings for restoration and reproduction work.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Saturday Critters, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

Pitt Street Mall, skybridge, Christmas

These skybridge walkways link the Westfield Sydney Centrepoint to Myer Department Store over Pitt Street Mall. The Christmas trees installed along the walkways were created by Avatree and have drawn inspiration from Australian eucalyptus trees.

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Sydney Olympic Park, Boomerang

Boomerang is an apartment building located on the corner of Olympic Boulevard and Sarah Durack Avenue, in the western suburb of Sydney Olympic Park. This 39 storey skyscraper was designed by Bates Smart Architects and completed in 2019.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Newtown, shops

This heritage listed commercial building is located along King Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. This two storey building is adjacent to the Mission Uniting Church and is part of the school hall built in 1890. The front section of the hall was demolished in 1916 and replaced by these shops designed by Alfred Newman and built in the Federation Free style. It was once home to Bray’s Music Store but now houses a florist and a Latin restaurant. The outdoor tables have currently been removed due to social distancing regulations but customers can sit on the chairs when they wait for their takeaway orders.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Souvenirs, Travel Tuesday.

Newtown, shop

This commercial building is located along King Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. It was built in the Victorian Classical architectural style. The shop on the ground floor has a Juice Bar and sells Vietnamese Pork Rolls or Bánh mì (a baguette split lengthwise and filled with savoury ingredients like pulled pork and salad vegetables).

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Newtown, shops

This commercial building is located along King Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. The W.Thompson building was built in 1885 in the Victorian Classical architectural style. It now houses a Vietnamese restaurant and a jewellery store.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Over the Moon.

John Frazer & Co, warehouse

The former John Frazer & Co warehouse is located along York Street. This six storey commercial and office is a heritage building designed by G.A. Mansfield and built in 1866 in the Victorian Free Classical style with Romanesque and Egyptian influences in decoration. The two additional floors were added in 1936 in a simple style.

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MLC Centre and Stockland Glasshouse

MLC Centre and Stockland Glasshouse are office and commercial buildings which face each other along King Street. This view is from another office building, 400 George Street, across Pitt Street Mall.The MLC Centre is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Sydney and rises to 67 floors above Castlereagh Street between Martin Place and King Street. Stockland Glasshouse is a 27 floor skyscraper above King street with entrances from Pitt Street Mall and Westfield Sydney.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Over the Moon.

Australian Red Cross headquarters

The former headquarters of the Australian Red Cross is located along Clarence Street. It was originally built in 1939 in the art deco style as a warehouse and showroom for wholesalers, S Hoffnung and Co. It was restored and redeveloped as a heritage A-Grade office building in 2014. The buildings on either side have been redeveloped since then with brick facades matching the streetscape and taller towers rising above them.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday.

James Hardie House

The former "James Hardie House", also known as "Asbestos House", is a commercial and office building along York Street. The thirteen storey building was designed in two parts by Robertson & Marks in the Inter-war Stripped Classical style with some Art Deco influences, originally built in 1929 and extended in 1935. The building had a long historic association as the headquarters of the well-known Australian firm James Hardie Pty. Ltd. for over six decades.

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Newtown, house

This former house built in the Interwar style is located along Church Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. It now houses a medical practice.

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King Street, Culwulla Chambers and Ashington Court

Culwulla Chambers and Ashington Court are commercial buildings located along King Street. Culwulla Chambers is a twelve storey building built in 1912 in the Federation Free style. Ashington Court is a six storey building built in 1888 in the Victorian Free Classical style.

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Castlereagh Street

A view of buildings along Castlereagh Street from the corner of King Street. Looking at old and new architecture such as Sydney Tower, the OCBC Building, Culwulla Chambers and the former Surrey Hotel. The banner is promoting Australia Day, which is today.

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ANZ Centre

The ANZ Bank Centre is a 46 storey commercial office building designed by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp and completed in 2013. Much of the office space is used by ANZ Bank and it has a pedestrian plaza linking Castlereagh Street with Pitt Street which features a few restaurants and cafes. This view is from Park Street beside Hyde Park.

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