On Sale!

 

I recently visiting the 'On Sale - Shops and Shopping' exhibition at the State Library of NSW (8th August to 30 October 2011). This exhibition covers shopping in Sydney from the first purpose built shops of the 1800s to the present day. One the old icons of Sydney shopping is the former  'Grace Bros.' building (below) which was completed in 1923.

Broadway Shopping Centre

Grace Bros. first opened in Bay Street in 1904 and closed their Broadway store in 1982. 

The Broadway Shopping Centre reopened in 1998 after an extensive redevelopment, and another floor was added to one of the Bay St. buildings in 2007. The buildings now house a shopping complex, cinema and student accommodation.

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I have always admired the clock towers and globes, of the former Grace Bros. Broadway building, surrounded by griffins at their base. I think the globes were probably water tanks.

It is located close to Victoria Park and the University of Sydney. Location map

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2010 - (1)

Michael Le Grand - 'Anaconda

To follow my previous post, I thought it would be appropriate to look at some of the photos I took last year of the 'Sculpture by the Sea' exhibition. It ran from 26th October to 14th November 2010 and featured over 100 sculptures from Australian and overseas artists.

Sculpture by the Sea - Bondi exhibition which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, is scheduled to begin on the 3rd of November 2011.

Jennifer Orchard - 'Weeping Weeds'

Mitsuo Takeuchi - 'Transfiguration' "link" XXIII

Virgina King - Leaf-vessel

Tomas Misura -  'Splash'

Steve Croquett - 'Jolly Giants'

Coogee to Bondi Walk

This coastal walk from Coogee to Bondi beaches of around 6Km is a popular Sydney excursion. 

Coogee Beach

Gordon's Bay

  Gordon's Bay (above) is between Coogee and Clovelly Beaches         

    

near Mark's Park, Bondi

Bondi Baths & Beach

The pool above is part of the Bondi Icebergs Club facilities, but is open to the public with an entrance fee.

VisitNSW advise "the walk is easy to medium with a steep section and quite a few steps. Don’t forget your hat, sunscreen and some water".     Bondi to Bronte walk information             Location Map

Macquarie University - Sculpture Park

Macquarie University has considerable areas of open parkland, with many original sculptures dotted across the campus. My favorite area is the Lakeside Walk, part of which can be seen in the photo below.

'Coil' (2003) - Andrew Rodgers

'Red Feathered Friend' (1986) - Errol B. Davis

'Season's End' (2005) - Errol B. Davis

 The Sculpture Park was founded by the Australian sculptor Dr Errol B.Davis.

'Tana' (1985) - Errol B. Davis

Bronze sculpture by Linda Klarfeld

Macquarie University's new Library

Macquarie University's new library opened on the 1st of August. It houses over 1.8 million items and features Australia's first automated book storage and retrieval system.              extra photos

Transport options: Macquarie University can be reached by a train station of the same name, via Epping or Chatswood, and is also served by many bus routes.