Victory Hotel returns from the dead

An article from the Brisbane Times reports that renovation of the Victory Hotel has been completed. The owners could have chosen to redevelop the building as boutique hotel after a fire gutted the landmark mid last year, but instead decided to renovate the iconic pub. I guess the economic climate probably put a freeze on the redevelopment plans. In any case this is a pretty good cultural and heritage outcome for Brisbane. The original wooden staircase and mosaic tiled floor, spared from the fire, are now looking like new.

Plans to Demolish Historic Newmarket Queenslander

Some more poor form from developers, this time an application to demolish one of Brisbane's most significant Queenslander style homes.

The Queenslander style is a distinctive regional style. Original Queenslanders in the city are becoming rare as it becomes cheaper to build replicas in the outer suburbs.

The 249 Enoggera Rd Queenslander is one of the grandest Queenslanders in Brisbane, with a huge area and large projecting balcony bays including one octagonal one. The demolition application the latest example of the trend towards medium to high density with its proposed replacement being eight two-bedroom units.

It is not heritage listed by Brisbane City Council and sadly therefore likely to disappear from the Newmarket streetscape by the end of this year.


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Gallery of Modern Art Pays Tribute to Brisbane's Lost Landmarks

Optimism is an exhibition which showcases memories of some of Brisbane's lost landmarks of yesteryear, including the Bellevue Hotel and Cloudland which were midnight Deen Brothers demolition jobs during the Bjelke-Peterson era. Other icons remembered are the trams, Queenslander homes, Paris Cinema and Her Majesty's Theatre while more recent demolished icons to have a tribute include the Shingle Inn and Festivall Hall.