Coonan Street, Indooroopilly, Brisbane Walter Taylor Bridge, an elegant Art Deco crossing in Brisbane’s suburban west, has a cousin few might suspect – that grand and iconic bridge that graces Sydney Harbour. The relationship is firstly a material one, with Walter Taylor… Read More ›
Queensland and sport go hand-in-hand, so sportswear seems a natural place to start when thinking about the influence of Art Deco sensibilities on local women’s fashion. Across the Western world, the 1920s saw a boom in women’s sporting participation, linked… Read More ›
While Queensland did not suffer as much as more industrialised economies in the Great Depression, times were still trying for many people. By 1931 Queensland’s unemployment rate had risen to 30%. This set up a very different decade to the… Read More ›
995 Brunswick Street, New Farm, Brisbane Regular visitors to popular New Farm Park will be familiar with Coronet Flats, one of Brisbane’s most renowned Art Deco landmarks. Many stories could no doubt be told of lives lived there, but the building itself… Read More ›
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