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[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:33 pm
by PeFe
From Wikipedia
- Port_Dock_Railway_Station_1909.png (110.94 KiB) Viewed 4031 times
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:03 pm
by claybro
Now how on earth was that not heritage listed. How was it allowed to be demolished!
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:19 pm
by Alyx
claybro wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:03 pm
Now how on earth was that not heritage listed. How was it allowed to be demolished!
The original station building and platform canopy, pictured
here, were demolished in 1963 after years of neglect.
This was its replacement, which closed in 1981:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/87616623@N05/9049173322/
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:20 pm
by [Shuz]
Same could be said of the Exhibition Building and the Grand Central Hotel and other treasures.
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:25 pm
by skyliner
claybro wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:03 pm
Now how on earth was that not heritage listed. How was it allowed to be demolished!
Who knows, it's just bizarre. Pt. Dock had a very unusual architectural style. Many of the old style manned stations have disappeared in Adelaide - this one amongst them. The train shed was very English with the all over cover. None of this style left in Adelaide. (The closest to the English style is Gawler). I just hope the new one is more that a bus stop style - needs a decent length awning and a W/C block IMHO. LED destinations and much seating. Will have to wait and see.
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[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:34 pm
by Patrick_27
skyliner wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:25 pm
claybro wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:03 pm
Now how on earth was that not heritage listed. How was it allowed to be demolished!
Who knows, it's just bizarre. Pt. Dock had a very unusual architectural style. Many of the old style manned stations have disappeared in Adelaide - this one amongst them. The train shed was very English with the all over cover. None of this style left in Adelaide. (The closest to the English style is Gawler). I just hope the new one is more that a bus stop style - needs a decent length awning and a W/C block IMHO. LED destinations and much seating. Will have to wait and see.
ADELAIDE - TOWARDS A GREATER CBD SKYLINE
Most of the best elements of the old station were actually removed or demolished in the early-60s, all that was left was the platforms and a dilapidated version of the front station building.
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:16 pm
by Honey of a City
It’s a miracle that the Formby drinking fountain at the front of these buildings survived the bureaucratic vandalism of the 60s. A replica stands on site and the original is in the Port Adelaide Historical Society Museum at Peterhead. The original base of Mintaro slate and Macclesfield marble is still there under the replica.
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:53 am
by rev
I wonder what the cost of rebuilding it, with a modern roof covering the platforms would be..
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:23 pm
by PeFe
Its sort of pointless rebuilding it unless it is in the exact same location as the original, and that is not going to happen thanks to the Port Adelaide Police Station and Law Courts.
Best scenario..in 20-30 years the land is now so valuable that a new Port Dock station is rebuilt with apartments overhead as part of a transit orientated development focus in the near area.
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:41 pm
by SRW
PeFe wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:33 pm
From Wikipedia
Port_Dock_Railway_Station_1909.png
Reminds me a little of Portland Union Station in Oregon.
[U/C] [PRO] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:55 am
by ChillyPhilly
I just got handed this.
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[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:15 pm
by OlympusAnt
What is the point of this? Are people too lazy to walk to the station that is already there.
There's plenty of other things in Port Adelaide that need attention, such as resurfacing the Birkenhead Bridge.
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:30 pm
by ChillyPhilly
The points of this project are:
- To stimulate (and serve) continued growth in economic activity.
- To encourage development around the station.
- To increase visitor numbers and foot traffic.
- To provide a more accessible, prominent and integrated transport interchange that adds a viable alternative to travelling by car.
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:06 am
by how good is he
I agree. I think though it needs to extend to St Vincent St, even if they need to demolish some of the Magistrates Court Building. One day they could link a tram connecting from here (St Vincent St) over the Nelson St bridge & down Semaphore Rd to the beach.
[U/C] Re: Port Adelaide Dock Spur Line
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:57 am
by Patrick_27
I think this is a smaller price to pay than extending the tram line down there. That said, the bridge does need to be resurfaced at the very least, if not restored, and that should also be something that the department are looking into.
