Friday, April 9, 2010

Lonsdale House - R.I.P.

Lonsdale House, Melbourne
February 2007

Lonsdale House - Demolition by Neglect?
July 2009

Lonsdale House, Melbourne
February 2010

Lonsdale House, Melbourne
March 2010

Posted by David Thompson
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7 comments:

  1. HelsApril 9, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    May the developers rot in architectural hell for eternity :(

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  2. DavsotApril 9, 2010 at 1:54 PM

    Why must the world be so cruel?!?!

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  3. SamApril 10, 2010 at 4:36 AM

    This is sad. :( Does Melbourne not have a landmark preservation commission? If not, they should now. NYC's famous Beax Arts masterpiece Penn Station's demolition created NY's LPC.

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  4. David ThompsonApril 10, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    We do have Heritage Victoria that list buildings at a State level but they didn't consider Lonsdale House was of State significance. It was 'protected' by being part of a City of Melbourne heritage area but the City Council did not fight for it when the State planning Minister, Justin Madden, excluded it from that protection to allow for the demolition.
    You can read more about this sad saga on some of my other Londale House posts.

    http://artdecobuildings.blogspot.com/search?q=lonsdale+house

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  5. AApril 10, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    Totally depressing

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  6. Thomas RyanFebruary 9, 2012 at 10:36 PM

    I wonder if anyone was able to salvage the wonderful features such as the 'Lonsdale House' typeface and the turret? Or did thy all just go in the bin?

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  7. David ThompsonFebruary 10, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    I haven't about anything being salvaged. It would be nice but I think unlikely.

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