Retro Sydney.

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

Bradfield Hwy from the Southern pylon lookout, 1970

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

New South Head Rd, Double Bay, 1970

 

[nightster]

Manly Beach, 1970

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I was up the other end Queenscilff Boardriders club before it became an actual club

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

The Corso, Manly Beach, 1970

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

George St, at Druitt St, Sydney, 1970

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

That's all I'm uploading until Monday.

 

[master blaster]

I will try to upload some picture of Sydney in the 80's. Check out the fashion, the cars, buses, buildings and what not.View attachment 24881

The good old Hydrofoil. Spent many a trip on that growing up, the good old days. Thanks for sharing mate

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

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Corner of King and Pitt Streets.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

I will try to upload some picture of Sydney in the 80's. Check out the fashion, the cars, buses, buildings and what not.View attachment 24881

Looks like no earlier than 1982. Qantas International Centre (completed Jan ‘82) and Sydney Tower (opened Sep ‘’81) are the giveaways.

That crane could be on the Hunter Connection building, between George and Pitt - nearing completion in 1982 - now making way for a metro station, as part of the Metro West project.

Here it is at left, with the scaffolding going up:

Photo credit: cnd at Skyscrapercity

 

[Disco]

Yeah love Retro Sydney, great follow on Insta

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

I thought this thread was about the Retro Nightclub AKA Bristol arms hotel lol

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

Kings Cross, 1966

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

Taylors Square, 1982

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

Llankelly Place, Potts Point, 1983

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

Cahill Exspressway, 1976

 

[HK_Eagle]

Llankelly Place, Potts Point, 1983

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Is that Harper having a meeting with Sam Burgess to discuss a possible move to Warrington?

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

All images in this post date from c. early 1984. The photographer was George Hall, a San Franciscan who was so impressed he moved to Sydney prior to the 2000 Olympics, and produced an updated version of the book ‘Above Sydney’.

The SCG in transition, Jan ‘84, AUS vs the Windies:

Circular Quay:

The old Sabemo Building on Miller Street, still in its original livery, before they stuffed it with a late ‘80s PoMo makeover.
At least three ‘O’ Class submarines alongside at Platypus:

Lit with that special glow:

The former flagship Melbourne at her final resting place at the Athol Bight Dolphins. The destroyer across the dolphins is Vendetta(II):

Chatswood. The old Grace Bros dept store and the Wallaceway shopping centre (foreground in the dogturd brown scheme) were still standing:

 

[nightster]

Bradfield Hwy from the Southern pylon lookout, 1970

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the IBM building was so impressive back then

 

[nightster]

Kings Cross, 1966

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I has an white S type Valiant too, I sold it to a firey mate and it caught fire on Condamine St when he was driving to work in his firies uniform