At the street level, Brisbane (especially in the CBD) looks fairly average. Shops opening up onto sidewalks. Large plate-glass windows. Slick wall surfaces. A lot of newness.
But "old" Brisbane still exists, even in the CBD. Just look up.....
Monday, December 13, 2010
Look ... Up
Brisbane has grown exponentially in the last 10-15 years, from what everyone has told me. Major influx of mining money in Queensland. So there's been a significant amount of renovation and new construction.
At the street level, Brisbane (especially in the CBD) looks fairly average. Shops opening up onto sidewalks. Large plate-glass windows. Slick wall surfaces. A lot of newness.
But "old" Brisbane still exists, even in the CBD. Just look up.....
At the street level, Brisbane (especially in the CBD) looks fairly average. Shops opening up onto sidewalks. Large plate-glass windows. Slick wall surfaces. A lot of newness.
But "old" Brisbane still exists, even in the CBD. Just look up.....
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This reminds me of when I took all those photos of the engravings around the sides of the federal buildings in d.c! x
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