Marrickville, substation

 
This electricity substation No.151 is located on the corner of Calvert Street and Illawarra Lane, in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. This heritage listed building was built in 1924 in the Federation Arts and Crafts architectural style with Art Nouveau elements.
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Allawah, substation

This substation is located along Lily Street, in the southern suburb of Allawah. St George County Council was once the electricity supplier for this area which was set up in 1922. In 1979 the organisation was dissolved and Sydney’s electricity services amalgamated to form the Sydney County Council which eventually became Energy Australia. The substation, adjacent to Allawah Railway Station, was built in the art deco style and retains its heritage signage.
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Darlinghurst, substation

This former electricity substation No.6 with underground public toilets is located at Taylor Square between Oxford Street and the intersection of Forbes and Bourke Street, in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. The heritage-listed building was designed by Robert Hargreave Brodrick and built from 1904 to 1907 with Owen Ridge & Sons building the substation and G. D. Getherson the underground public conveniences.
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Eveleigh, Locomotive Workshop, substation

 
The heritage listed Locomotive Workshop is part of the former Eveleigh Railway Yards, located along Locomotive Avenue in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. It was built in 1877, consisting of 16 bays originally used for one or more trades required to repair or manufacture locomotives and their components. It is now being redeveloped into commercial and retail space. The substation in front of Bays 5 and 6 has been covered in artwork which lights up at night featuring an employment record of a former railway employee.
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Haymarket, substation

The Belmore Park Substation is bounded by Campbell Street, Pitt Street and Hay Street, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. The substation building was completed in 2014 and consists of three basement levels, ground floor plus five floors above. The west façade is clad in steel panelling with a pattern which resembles a printed circuit board. 

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Eveleigh, Locomotive Workshop, substation

The heritage listed Locomotive Workshop is part of the former Eveleigh Railway Yards, located along Locomotive Avenue in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. It was built in 1877, consisting of 16 bays originally used for one or more trades required to repair or manufacture locomotives and their components. It is now being redeveloped into commercial and retail space. The substation in front of Bays 5 and 6 has been covered in artwork which lights up at night.

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Tamarama, substation

This substation is located along Fletcher Street, in the eastern suburb of Tamarama. Although the building itself is quite unremarkable, the graffiti artwork on the door is fascinating. It features a skeletal arm and hand holding a Google Nest. The tag line reads: "OK, Google. How do I make an art?" It has been created by street artist Cam Scott, also known as Not Not, who has a lot of this type of stencil artwork in the area.

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Kogarah, substation

This substation is located along Gray Street, in the southern suburb of Kogarah. St George County Council was once the electricity supplier for this area which was set up in 1922 and had it’s office in Kogarah. In 1979 the organisation was dissolved and Sydney’s electricity services amalgamated to form the Sydney County Council. The substation was built in the art deco style and retains its heritage signage. The houses around it were recently demolished and it will soon be dwarfed by a highrise apartment building.

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Dulwich Hill, substation (Theme Day: Power)

The heritage listed electricity substation No.238 is located along Ewart Street, in the inner west suburb of Dulwich Hill.
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Kensington, substation

This electricity substation No.159 is located along Anzac Parade, in the eastern suburb of Kensington. The heritage listed building was built in the Federation Arts and Crafts architectural style, with Art Nouveau elements such as the style of lettering. The  Municipal Council of Sydney logo, “MCS”, which was the name of the electrical utility company, appears on the facade. The identification number “No 159” and the words "Electricity Sub-station" in relief sit above the main doorway.

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Earlwood, substation

This electricity substation No.266 is located along William Street, in the inner west suburb of Earlwood. This heritage listed building was built in 1928 in the Interwar Georgian Revival and Mediterranean styles by the Municipal Council of Sydney.

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Concord, substation

This electricity substation No.246 is located along Brays Road, in the inner west suburb of Concord. This heritage listed building was built in 1929 in the Stripped Classical style by the Municipal Council of Sydney.

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Croydon, substation

This electricity substation No.131 is located along Badminton Road, in the inner west suburb of Croydon. This heritage listed building was built in 1929 in the Interwar Georgian Revival style by the Municipal Council of Sydney.

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Summer Hill, street art

This electricity substation is on the corner of Smith Street and Flour Mill Way, in the inner west suburb of Summer Hill. The mural was painted by street artist Scott Marsh in 2016 and depicts the silos of the former flour mill nearby and the urban renewal of the former industrial site.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Blue Monday, Through My Lens.

Randwick, substation

The electricity substation No.341 is located on the corner of Canberra Street and Bundock Lane, in the eastern suburb of Randwick. It was designed by W.H. White for the Municipal Council of Sydney in 1930 in the Interwar Mediterranean architectural style. It resembles a house with decorative brickwork and a balcony.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Wednesday Around The World.

Kogarah, substation

This electricity substation is located along Railway Parade, in the southern suburb of Kogarah. It was commissioned in 2010, with the design prepared to complement future commercial development along the road and the existing residential area.

 Linked to: Signs, Signs

Mascot, pumping station

This heritage listed pumping station is located along Coward Street, in the eastern suburb of Mascot. This sewerage pumping station was constructed by the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage in 1923 in the Federation architectural style. It was designed to sympathetically match the houses along this street built in that style.

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Alexandria, substation

This former substation is located along McEvoy Road, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. In 2012, it was redeveloped into the Sub-Station Cafe. A large industrial estate next door has the location signs and postboxes along the wall of the building.

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Daceyville, substation

This electricity substation no.32 is located in Dacey Garden Reserve, on the corner of Gardeners Road and Bunnerong Road, in the eastern suburb of Daceyville. The heritage listed building was built in 1913 in the Federation architectural style.

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Coogee, substation

This heritage listed electricity substation No.141 is located along Brook Street, in the eastern suburb of Coogee. It was constructed by the Municipal Council of Sydney in 1931 in the Interwar Stripped Classical architectural style. It was designed to sympathetically match the adjacent St Brigid's Catholic Church. The extension in front of original building was added in 1953.

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