A city lost & found : Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne
Annear, Robyn2005
Book
The demolition firm of Whelan the Wrecker was a Melbourne institution for a hundred years (1892- 1992). Its famous sign - "Whelan the Wrecker Was Here" on a pile of smoking rubble - was a laconic masterpiece and served as a vital sign of the city's progress. It's no stretch to say that over three generations, the Whelan family changed the face of Melbourne, demolishing hundreds of buildings in the central city alone. In 'A City Lost and Found', Robyn Annear uses their demolition sites as portals to explore layers of the city laid bare by their pick-axes and iron balls. Peering beneath the rubble, she brings to light fantastic stories about Melbourne's building sites and their many incarnations. This is a book about the making - and remaking - of a city.
Main title:
A city lost & found : Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne / Robyn Annear.
Author:
Imprint:
Melbourne : Black Inc., c2005.
Collation:
xii, 303 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781863953894
Dewey class:
994.51
Language:
English
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Subject:
BRN:
58790
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