Urban decay

Heritage listed tram sheds sit decaying alongside the recently modernised Newtown railway station, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Authorities attempt to minimise the visual impact of graffiti by painting over it using ‘mission brown’.

5 thoughts on “Urban decay”

I hate this, Robert … can’t they turn them in to condos or apartments? Paris and New York now have laws making it illegal to tear down the façade of an historical building. So what looks like an 18th-century townhouse looks like the 25th century once you walk inside. In other words, it works.

There have been a number of proposals, including, a shopping centre, sports complex and car park. Development is happening in the area, I will post when there is an update.

So of course one wonders… why not instead shift the funds for paint, equipment and labor to restoration? To Mark’s above comment, it’s been successfully accomplished before. Elected decision-makers — I refer to most as “oblivions.”