Note in the second image how 'low' Sydney looked in that era, especially when compared to Melbourne and Brisbane at the time. Following a series of disasterous fires around the turn-of-the-century and fearing that fighting fires was nearly impossible in tall buildings, the NSW Government passed the Height of Buildings Act of 1912, limiting new buildings to just 150 feet tall. The Act was to determine the height of Sydney buildings for almost 50 years. It wasn't repealed until 1957 and as a result Sydney spent almost half a century growing predominantly outward rather than upward.
At least it made photographing trams in Sydney less problematic!
David Critchley
On Wednesday 27 November 2024 at 10:44:51 am AEDT, Mal Rowe <mal.rowe@gmail.com> wrote:
On 26/11/2024 23:42, 'TP' via TramsDownUnder wrote:
> The great wall is starting to rise, but it seems apparent that it
> wouldn't have been too bad if they'd just left it at the station level
> and not put the Cahill Expressways (named after the State Premier who
> ordered the destruction of the tram system) on top.
Perhaps Sydney needs a local earthquake. It worked for San Francisco!
Mal Rowe - severely off topic and not wishing disaster on the Harbour City
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