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. May the developers rot in architectural hell for eternity :(

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  2. Why must the world be so cruel?!?!

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

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