The question posed in the title of this article is deliberately provocative. It goes against the grain of common sense to imagine that the material hardship experienced in Depression-era Queensland could have led to anything other than stagnation and decline…. Read More ›
Apartments
Bulolo Flats: made for business girls
9 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley T.C. Beirne features prominently in local history, as a business leader who brought the modern department store to Queensland, and as a politician in the senate when the state still had an upper house. One of… Read More ›
Coronet Flats: modern apartment living arrives in Brisbane
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 ›