I wrote a story about stobie poles on Adelaide Living. The first stobies were erected on South Terrace back in 1924. Despite being an enduring solution for power poles in SA, they haven’t caught on elsewhere. https://living.cityofadelaide.com.au/stobie-pole-adelaide-icon-or-eyesore/
Tag: heritage
The old buildings of Adelaide
My latest heritage piece on the City of Adelaide website. This one is based on a State Library photo album containing photos of buildings that have mostly been demolished in the city, like the wonderful Exhibition Building that used to stand on North Terrace…see below. A bit of a travesty. The full heritage piece is…
The Heritage Places of Adelaide: 2,400+ places in our online database
Delve back into the past with our new Heritage Places of Adelaide online database, containing a comprehensive listing of all 2,400+ heritage places in the Adelaide CBD and North Adelaide. Check it out here: https://explore.cityofadelaide.com.au/heritage-places/ The database has a user-friendly map user interface; it is filterable by Local, State, Commonwealth and National Heritage Places; and…