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Hindley Street, Adelaide
Hindley Street, Adelaide, south side. Courtney Cooke's store occupies [at least] the ground floor of the building. A researcher has provided the following information: 'Warwick House was at 44 Rundle Street, (north side, Acre 44) not 44 Hindley Street. In 1871, Courtney Cooke (of Regent House, Hindley Street) purchased the drapery business of Mr. L. Roach who occupied the Rundle Street premises prior to this.
Hindley Street, Adelaide
Hindley Street, Adelaide, south side. The drapery firm of Courtney Cooke occupies (at least) the ground floor. The people standing in front of the store are probably the proprietor, his children and staff. A researcher has provided the following information: 'Warwick House was at 44 Rundle Street, (north side, Acre 44) not 44 Hindley Street. In 1871, Courtney Cooke (of Regent House, Hindley Street) purchased the drapery business of Mr. L. Roach who occupied the Rundle Street premises prior to this.
Leigh Street, Adelaide
[General description] City buildings and street with a tourer car. Clothing is displayed in the shop window of Cook Son & Company's Men and Boys Outfitters (the new two storey building on the right), and a three storey brick building, the premises of S.A. Paper and Bag Company, is seen in the centre of the view. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 76 and 111 / Leigh Street, west side / April 21, 1926 / The portion of Cook, Son & Co.'s premises here shown was erected in 1925. Compare with B 2390 / Far side of Cook's is 32.5 yards south of Hindley Street. Frontage of new building: 9.5 yards.'
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] Hindley Street with cars, pedestrians and shops. Three two storey buildings that feature in this view are premises for businesses, from left: Frith Jones, Tailor and Mercer, A. & A. Coles, Tobacconists and the Public Benefit Boot Company. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 76 / Hindley Street, south side / Sept. 21, 1927 / On the right is Leigh Street. Hindley Street frontage of the two story shops: 18 yards.' (Another hand) 'The three two storey shops were demolished in 1928. (See B 5931 and B 6063'. According to a researcher, at the right hand side is the W.T. Flint hardware store, which was in operation until approximately 1940s. The store used a aerial wired system to ransfer money from the counter staff to the cash controller staff.
Leigh Street, Adelaide
[General description] Hoopers Furnishers' new three storey building exudes confidence, its style reflecting the extreme optimism of the times before the Wall Street crash in October 1929. Its upstairs section features tall arched windows and the corner site enables it to have a large expanse of plate glass windows. There are cantilever verandahs on both street frontages. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 76 / East corner of Leigh Street and Hindley Street / September 11th 1929 / Frontage of Hooper's new building: Hindley Street frontage is 11.5 yards and Leigh Street frontage is 29.5 yards'.
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] There is a sale on at Hooper's smart new furniture store. Pedestrians stroll along the footpath under the verandah, viewing the shop windows. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 76 / Hindley Street, south side / East corner of Leigh Street / April 22nd 1931 / Hooper's building erected in 1928- 30 / See B 4247 / Site of Hoopers: On extreme right is Leigh Street / Frontage: 28.5 yards'.
Leigh Street, Adelaide
[General description] This is a three storey building known as Aston House, originally the site of the Black Horse Hotel. It has interesting arched windows surrounding four front entrances. It is probably about to undergo remodeling of its ground floor. See photograph taken in 2012 at B 73275/1. Businesses in this building include the South Australian Paper Bag Co., Newton McLaren Engineers, [On back of photograph] 'Acre 76 / Leigh Street, west side / May 9th 1955 / Right side of centre building is 26.5 yards south of Hindley Street and frontage is 33.5 yards'
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] Hooper's Furniture Arcade with pedestrians walking along the footpath. The building has cast iron work on its verandah posts and a decorative facade over the front entrance. In the foreground is a Fiat car, registration number 37329. See B 5931 for alterations to Hooper's. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 77 and 76 / Hindley Street, south side / Sep. 21, 1927. / On the left is Peel St. Frontage of Hooper's: 26 yds.'
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] Hindley Street with verandah clad city buildings and parked cars. The tall building on the right is Hooper's Furnishing Arcade. The building in the centre with the iron lace balcony is the White Hart Hotel. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 77,78 / Hindley Street, looking east / 1926-27'. A researcher has provided the following information: the Paringa building is the tall brick building in the middle of the photograph, and has a radio station '5DN' sign in the top floor window.
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] Hindley Street is lined with retail shops and business premises. Traffic is a mix of horse-drawn and motor with pedestrians walking on the road. One man (on the left) has ridden a horse into town. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 77,78 / Hindley Street, south side, looking west from King William Street / 1920-22' (Another hand) 'The white structure with cupolas and tall electric light standards is the "Wondergraph" (later Civic) Theatre. For view of the Civic Theatre prior to its partial demolition in 1956, see B 13642.'
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] This two storey building, veiwed from the opposite side of Hindley Street, has a decorative parapet and a wide verandah on both floors, decorated with iron lace. It is the former White Hart Hotel which existed on this site from 1844 (known as the Volunteer 1840-44). There is a sale in progress in Dryen's Tailors on the ground floor. See B 10711 for a view taken in 1878. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 77 / Hindley Street, south side / April 29th 1928 / Frontage of White Hart Building:13.5 yards / On the right is Peel Street. / Shopfronts in White Hart Buliding installed 1927 / For view in March 1927 see B 4046 and B 4038'.
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] The former White Hart Hotel building, now converted into shops, taken from a different angle than B 4701. The ground floor is the premises of Dryen's Tailors, Hatters and Mercers. See B 10711 for a view of the building as a hotel taken in 1878. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 77 / Hindley Street, south side / corner of Peel Street / April 29, 1928 / Peel St. / Frontage of White Hart Building: 36.5 yards / The shopfronts were installed in 1927 / For photo. taken in March 1927 see B 4039 and B 4046'.
King William Street, Adelaide
[On back of photograph] 'South Corner of King William Street and Hindley Street. / Acre 78 / 1875 or 1876' [General description] Shops on the corner include G. Colyer (Tailor), Allen (Tent and Tarpaulin Maker), A. Arch & Co. (Hatmakers), H. Muirhead (Watchmaker & Goldsmith), Philip Aitkin (Bootmaker), and Crawford, Edwards & Co. (Grocers). People standing in front of the shops have moved and their transparent forms can be seen. On the left is a wagonette drawn by two horses. [See B 143 for an engraving of this photograph, B 4456 and B 4684 for more versions].
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] The new Paringa Building dominates this Hindley street view. In the foreground is Lampard's fruit barrow and its customers. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 78 / Hindley Street, south side / Feb. 2nd 1927 / The six storey structure (Paringa Building) was completed in 1926. (See B 1279) Site of Paringa Building: Stands on the east corner of Gilbert Place. Frontage: 14.5 yards'.
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] City shops seen from the middle of the intersection of King William, Hindley and Rundle Streets. Businesses are: On the corner is H. Muirhead watchmaker and goldsmith with a Portrait Rooms upstairs, at Number 29 is A. Arch & Company, hat makers, and at Number 31-33 is S. Allen, tent and tarpaulin maker. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 78 / Corner (S.W.) of Hindley Street and King William Street / 1873-76'. [See also B 1272, B 4684, and B 143]
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] City buildings and street on a rainy day with the Town Hall and General Post Office in the distance. The pavement in front of the Bank of South Australia building is slick with rain. A horse tram can be seen and there are cabs for hire in the centre of the street, one of which is a hansom cab, in the left foreground. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 78, 108, 109, 141 / King William Street, looking south / 1880-1881'.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] Adelaide's neoclassical architecture dominates in this busy street scene. King William Street is lined with parked cars, trams move down the centre of the road and a policeman directs traffic. In the centre foreground an electric tram pole radiates wires like a web over the King William / Grenfell Street intersection. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 78, 109 / King William Street, west side, looking north from Grenfell Street / c. 1921'.
Gilbert Place, Adelaide
[General description] This single storey building has previously been the premises of Felstead and Onsby (?), Printers. There is a To Let sign in the window. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 78 / Gilbert Place (off Hindley Street) / West side / June 27th 1930 / Near side of shops is 43 yards south of Hindley Street and frontage is 12.5 yards'.
Hindley Street, Adelaide
[General description] City buildings on Hindley Street include a graceful older style two storey building with an iron lace verandah (Adelaide House) and the tall modern Paringa Building next door (whose walls display large painted advertisements for Robur Tea and Burford's Soap). A large horse-drawn van stands in front of Colletts Limited, Mens and Boys wear. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 78 / Hindley Street, south side / July 21st 1930 / Left side of Adelaide House is 5 yards east of Gresham Street and frontage is 16.5 yards'.
Gilbert Place, Adelaide
[General description] This view looks from Currie Street along Gilbert Place, focusing on the Gilbert Building where a group of men pose by its arched doorway. These premises were altered later in 1934 by architect Albert Langhans for Buring and Sobel vignerons and the building was known thereafter as Queltaler House. A horse with a dray loaded with metal drums stands patiently by. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 78 / Gilbert Place, May 28th 1934 / For alterations effected in 1934 see B 6602'.
Gilbert Place, Adelaide
[General description] View along Gilbert Place which meanders between King William, Hindley and Currie Streets. The building in the centre has been renovated in the style of the time. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 78 / Gilbert Place, north side / February 19th 1938 / The two storey building in the centre was remodelled etc. in 1937 / Compare with B 6881' There is a small map of the laneways on the back of the photograph.
Gilbert Place, Adelaide
[General description] View along Gilbert Place. The shopfront on the left with the leadlight windows is the 'Night Owl Cafe'. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 78 / Gilbert Place (off Hindley Street), east side / February 19th 1938 / The two storey building on the left side of Gilbert Place was remodelled etc. in 1937 / The near side of this building is 32 yards north of Hindley Street / Frontage 19 yards' (Another hand) 'For view of site at end of street after alterations made in 1951, see B 12699'.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] Horse Tram number 119 is trundling south down King William Street which is lined with city buildings. In the distance the towers of the Town Hall can be seen (on the lef)t and the General Post Office (on the right). Moss & Co. Outfitters 'Monster Clothiers' is on the right on the Hindley Street corner. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 78 / King William Street, west side / Looking south from a point a little north of Rundle Street'.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] A crowd lines the west side of King William Street watching the Floral Queen Procession pass by as part of the Flower Day celebrations. The Colonial Mutual building is prominent in the background. The first Flower Day was held in 1938 and was a popular annual event up until the last one in1975. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 78 / King William Street, west side / March 1960 / Floral Queen Procession, National Flower Day'
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] This view is taken from above and shows a panorama of city buildings along King William Street and beyond. The street is busy with trams and cars, with cars being angle parked at the kerb. Only a few horse-drawn vehicles are to be seen. Pedestrians stroll across the road in a leisurely manner. Note the traffic policeman on point duty near the white car in the foreground. Archer and Holland Jewellers are on the right, and on the left, in the Waterhouse Building is Lawrence and Levy, Tobacconists. The Town Hall is yet to get its clock. [On back of photograph] 'Published in the "Chronicle", Dec. 16, 1922 / King William St. looking south from Hindley St. / Acres 79, 108'
Rundle Street
[On back of photograph] 'Rundle Street, looking east from King William Street. / 1918-20 / Acres 79,80 / The near side of Barlow's (on extreme left of photo) is 30 yards east of King William Street. The extreme right is 38 yards east of King William St.' (Another hand) 'Neg. available 1968' [General description] On a busy day in Rundle Street people stroll along the pavement and across the road amongst the slow moving traffic, both motor and horse-drawn. City buildings and shops are seen on either side of the street. Shown on the North side of the street are The C.J. Young Shoe Co., Barlow's Shoes, a chemist, Stevenson's Jewellers clock and Marshall's Dept Store. Shown on the South side are Thelma-Duryea Photographic Studio, Bricknell's Cafe, the Grand Theatre, Sigalas & Co., Cawthorne's Piano & Music Warehouse, Kindermann's Cafe (est.1851), Charlick Bros Grocers & Teamen, and De-Lany's Red Lion Hotel. Three motor vehicle registrations are visible: 06034 is a Lagonda 11 registered in September 1915 to Mr. E.K. Collins of Mount Bryan, 04016 is a Buick registered to W.D. Taylor of Brougham place, North Adelaide, and 2509 was registered in 1912 to A. Addicoat of Adelaide. A young girl in the centre foreground is carrying a small Australian flag.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] Faulding Chambers has recently had new shopfronts, verandahs and awnings installed. Ingerson's Tailors and Archer and Holland, Opticians are tenants at this time. Next door is Perryman and Company, Jewellers. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 79 / King William Street, east side / 16th May, 1926 / For view of Faulding Chambers prior to the erection of the verandah and the installation of shop fronts in 1925, see B 2265. Faulding Chambers are on the south corner of Clarence Place. Frontage: 11 1/2 yards.'
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] City buildings, traffic and pedestrians with the Town Hall tower in the distance. A policeman is directing traffic on the busy intersection of King William, Rundle and Hindley Streets. The recently completed (1924) T & G Building is prominent. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the 'Observer', Feb. 19, 1927 / Acres 79, 108 / King William Street, looking south from Hindley Street / Feb 1927'.
King William Street
[General description] City buildings and the Number 1 electric tram in King William Street, looking south towards the Town Hall. The road is lined with utility poles. Businesses easily made out are Balfours tearooms on the left and Lewis's Southern Cross Hotel in the centre. Note the helmeted policeman on the right. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 79, 108 / King William Street, looking south from Hindley Street / 1908-09'.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
[General description] The recently renovated shopfront of Fanes Shoes at number 5 Rundle Street, taken from a balcony on the opposite side of the street. A portion of the facade of the Waterhouse Building has been changed. See B 17063, taken in 1967 with Fanes Shoes now Jarman's. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 79 / Rundle Street, south side / June 5th 1937 / Building in centre altered etc. in 1936 / Compare with B 5004 / Site of building in centre: Right side is 13 yards east of King William Street / Frontage is 6 yards'.