The spectacular 1929 Regent Theatre on Queen Street has survived almost three quarters of a century despite an effort by the state government to raze it in 1970.
Now it appears that the theatre building's days are numbered. Council has approved the demolition of most of the Regent by developer Brookfield Multiplex to erect an $800 million office tower development in its place. Although the foyer listed on the Queensland Heritage register in 1992 will be retained and incorporated into the new tower, the facades, 1929 plaster ceilings and decorations in the current cinema and bar are scheduled for demolition.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Big Pineapple Heritage Registered - Owners mount legal challenge
Very interested to see the first of Australia's Big Things get heritage listed.
Australians, it seems, just love our big things. The roadside attractions, examples of novelty architecture are quite unique to our culture and are major domestic tourist icons.
Nambour's iconic Big Pineapple, just outside of Brisbane which lays claim to being the "World's largest Pineapple" is now protected.
But not everyone's happy. The owners certainly aren't. Now they can't make any changes to the place without EPA approval and they're threatening to sue.
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