For many years I didn't know if there was a place I could call home. Then I moved to the inner west ...
King St aka Mecca
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| Pushbikers are always pedalling up and down the main strip of Sydney's premier cafe zone, usually without helmets. Tsk tsk. | King St can be a busy place. Near-gridlocks on weekend evenings are routine. Best to take the train or better still, live nearby. | You don't need to go to the outback to find a traditional Aussie dunny. Just venture into the "outback" of almost any Newtown cafe. | People-watching in cafes is a popular sport as the diverse wildlife wander along King Street. |
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| You need balls to traverse the sometimes alien planes of King St. | Xmas 1998 photo. George's in King St - a tacky, Alexander's type cafe closed down in 99. Still, it had good aircon for those hot summer days. | Who said that Newtown types are heathens and decadent scumbags? Repent and quaff two decaf soya milk cuppaccinos, my child, and all will be forgiven. |
Enmore Road & Norton Street
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| Proof that the Enmore theatre hosted the Stones in early 2003. Hundreds crowded outside hoping to hear a few bars, with the obligatory media scrum. | In 2002 Enmore & Newtown were full of motor scooters. Then everyone realised motorbikes were better value for money. | In late 2002 the transvestite shop shut down only to be replaced by an accountancy practice. A sign of the times? | The Godzilla mural just off Enmore Road. You won't see too many like this in the 'burbs. Take it from this suburban refugee. |
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| Of course there are lots of upmarket shops for the discerning consumer. | It was crazy on Norton, 25 June 06, when Australia played Italy in the 2nd round of the World Cup! | I actually managed to keep the camera steady with lower shutter speed this time. Everyone stood around this big screen. | Another shaky, but lucky, photograph of Norton St ... just like the last-gasp Italian win. |
The inner west and thereabouts
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| You can be sure there were thousands of inner-westies amongst the 250,000 protesting against the Iraq war in Hyde Park in early 2003. A haven for amateur and professional photographers alike. | However, residing in a predominantly left-wing area comes at a price. | No, you don't need to visit the outback to find material suited to Drysdale-esque rendering. Stanmore Road as viewed from Newington Bridge will do just fine. | The Anzac bridge is almost as much of a Sydney icon as the Coat Hanger or Luna Park. Well, it is to inner westies, anyway. (ok, this isn't sydey's Luna Park face ... just a little artistic licence :-) |
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| Just a couple of ks from King Street the inner west almost looks like suburbia. Almost ... | This sunset over Stanmore just goes to show that you don't need to go to Queensland to see stunning natural wonders - but it helps :-) | Renovation fever is alive and well here, as with elsewhere else *yawn* | David Attenborough would have a field day with the wildlife of the inner west. This curious specimen was captured at the Newington Hotel. |
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