Sunday, September 12, 2010

Huntingdon, Elizabeth Bay

Huntingdon, Elizabeth BayThis is another one of those red brick Art Deco apartment blocks in Sydney. This is Huntingdon in Elizabeth Bay and I am not sure about the awning over the entrance bearing the block's name. I presume it is a later addition and I suppose it is a deco font but seems a bit cliched to me.

However, I do like the brickwork. Again a common feature of Sydney, and in fact Australian, Art Deco.

Huntingdon, Elizabeth Bay

Posted by David Thompson
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4 comments:

  1. JayneSeptember 13, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    The awning looks 1970s in style but the building is just delicious!
    Those bricks and 'columns' reaching to the roofline are just the perfect simple yet obvious gilding on the building.

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  2. David ThompsonSeptember 13, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    Yes the awning looks like a retro deco touch to me.

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  3. Therese SpruhanNovember 21, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    My grandmother lived in that block in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. I am pretty sure the awning with the name is a more recent addition as I don't remember it when we used to visit as a kid.

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    1. David ThompsonNovember 21, 2012 at 10:25 AM

      Thanks for the info Therese. Glad to know my instincts could be on the ball.

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