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 ›
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Hornibrook Highway: bayside Art Deco
Brighton, Brisbane and Clontarf, Redcliffe Peninsula. This is the full version of an article originally published in the book ‘Brisbane Art Deco: Stories of our Built Heritage’, reproduced here to mark the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Hornibrook… Read More ›
Walter Taylor Bridge: a story of suspension
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 ›