Marinas & Mariners (Can Horny Hands & Tawny Sands coexist in Port Jackson?)
In the SMH online forum about moving the 'working harbour' from Inner Western Sydney sites one contributor wrote: "developers won't be able to get away with 30 storey apartment towers in these locations - you will see well designed low rise developments encompassing residential, commercial, retail and dining and most importantly open space which is fully accessible."

While I admire this unquenchable optimism, it betrays serious memory loss or a sad lack of local knowledge.

A search through records of the last few decades, reveals many, many promises & reassurances that "we've learnt from our mistakes of the past", repeated & repeated & repeated -- each time with the previous time as a mistake.

Follow with a tour (by public transport) around places previously hailed as fresh new starts, while holding a sheaf of both Artist's Impressions & prints of what was destroyed.

You may end sadder, but I hope wiser.
[permalink][comment] - posted by Mez @ 10/11/2003 01:42:00 pm