I had been meaning to visit Tandanya Aboriginal Arts Centre for a number of years and finally got around to it in December 2014.
What a disappointment. Continue reading “Tandanya Aboriginal Arts Centre”
Alice in (Rymill Park) Wonderland
Outside the Adelaide Botanic Garden and the Adelaide Himeji (Japanese) Garden I have never been overly impressed with Adelaide city’s parks and gardens. The city’s hot dry summers are not conducive to luscious green lawns. The park most often proffered as the place to relax is Elder Park by the Torrens River behind the Festival Centre.
I actually find Elder Park, while very convenient in the city centre, rather average and not at all restful. For a more relaxing break from sightseeing, etc I recommend Rymill Park (sometimes referred to by its other rather non-endearing name – Park 14) Continue reading “Alice in (Rymill Park) Wonderland”
Pubs In Adelaide’s East End
While Adelaide is often referred to as the City of Churches, it has also always been well endowed with pubs. In addition to its more modern watering holes, a large number of historic pubs remain in the city to this day. Continue reading “Pubs In Adelaide’s East End”
Former Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange
In my review of the former East End Market, I related that it had outgrown its site by 1900 by which time William Charlick, proprietor of a fruit, potato and grocery store within the market area, had acquired the adjacent large block of land between Rundle and Grenfell Streets.
Charlick attempted to do a deal with the East End Market Co Ltd such that it extend its market onto his land, to his gain of course. Continue reading “Former Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange”
The Former East End Market
As Adelaide expanded and market gardens grew on the outskirts of the city a market place was needed where buyers and sellers could trade.
Various attempts since 1840 to establish a lasting formal market all failed. For example an 1851 proposal for a market in Light Square, in the west of the City, was objected to on the basis that Light Square was already “the most notorious den of iniquity in town”. Continue reading “The Former East End Market”
Gerard & Goodman Pty Ltd.
One of the nice things about getting around a city on foot is that you have the opportunity to explore nooks and crannies you might not otherwise see. So it was that en route between one sight and another I looked down Tavistock Lane and saw this rather rundown building with signage indicating ownership by Gerard & Goodman Pty Ltd. Given its state of disrepair, I surmised that it was another relic of Adelaide very limited industrial past, a case of signage remaining long after the demise of the company. Continue reading “Gerard & Goodman Pty Ltd.”
The Old City Synagogue
Adelaide is often, with good reason, referred to as the City of Churches. While the vast majority of its many churches are of one Christian denomination or another there are synagogues, mosques, temples and other places of worship, representative of the religious mix of people in the city. Continue reading “The Old City Synagogue”
The Grand Central and the Intolerant Evangelist
Just as the traffic lights changed and it was my turn to cross the road I espied a brass plaque out of the corner of my eye. Not wanting to miss the green light I quickly opened my camera and snapped a picture of the plaque with a view to looking at it later. Continue reading “The Grand Central and the Intolerant Evangelist”
The Regent Arcade (Theatre)
A couple of doors down Rundle Mall (westwards) from the beautiful Victorian Adelaide Arcade is the Regent Arcade. Like the Adelaide Arcade, the Regent Arcade runs between, and connects, Rundle Mall and Grenfell Street.
A walk through the art deco Regent Arcade immediately brings one back to the roaring 20s. Or does it? Continue reading “The Regent Arcade (Theatre)”
The Adelaide Arcade – Coat of Arms
Before you enter the Adelaide Arcade (which opened in 1885), via the Rundle Mall entry, look up at the building’s façade and you will notice the Commonwealth of Australia’s Coat of Arms prominently displayed. Continue reading “The Adelaide Arcade – Coat of Arms”
The Rambling Wombat 