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#241 Post by AndyWelsh » Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:37 pm

Oh wow!


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#242 Post by Nort » Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:58 am

If you're in the area you can get really close on the ground to watch the teardown in progress.

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#243 Post by whatstheirnamesmom » Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:08 pm

Some more pics of the ongoing demolition from yesterday and today. It's been quite a dramatic process with lots of booms and shaking felt from my office. People are glued to the windows watching the show. Very impressive stuff.

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#244 Post by Norman » Sat Dec 11, 2021 12:45 pm

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#245 Post by baytram366 » Tue Dec 14, 2021 8:54 am

They aren't messing around. Just to be clear though, this isn't technically part of the original GPO Building is it? Also, does anyone have any pictures of what the inside looks like now especially the main post office area with the dome? I really hope that section remains unchanged.
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#246 Post by Patrick_27 » Tue Dec 14, 2021 8:42 pm

baytram366 wrote:
Tue Dec 14, 2021 8:54 am
They aren't messing around. Just to be clear though, this isn't technically part of the original GPO Building is it? Also, does anyone have any pictures of what the inside looks like now especially the main post office area with the dome? I really hope that section remains unchanged.
So the original post office was built in the 1870s (this includes the clock tower, the facade and internals that front the corner of Franklin Street/KWS), there's a great picture showing this on the GPO's Wikipedia page. The rear of the building currently being demolished was build in the 1920s, interestingly so too was the KWS facade that hides this section, the architects of the time obviously did their best to match up the facade, however if you look at the building from the other side of the KWS you can notice the differences between the original 1870s facade and the 1920s additional facade.

The now hotel building will tuck itself behind the 1920s facade, rather conveniently for the developer because the 1920s addition to the GPO so far as I know has no heritage protections, only the facade and the internals of the original 1870s portion of the building are protected.

Regarding your question on what the original internals look like for the GPO, the best I could suggest is searching up 'inside the Adelaide GPO' and you'll likely find pictures of the old Australia Post outline that closed a couple of years back. Like you, I hope they don't change it too much but the likelihood is that it will be significantly altered for retail purposes.

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#247 Post by baytram366 » Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:16 pm

Patrick_27 wrote:
Tue Dec 14, 2021 8:42 pm
baytram366 wrote:
Tue Dec 14, 2021 8:54 am
They aren't messing around. Just to be clear though, this isn't technically part of the original GPO Building is it? Also, does anyone have any pictures of what the inside looks like now especially the main post office area with the dome? I really hope that section remains unchanged.
So the original post office was built in the 1870s (this includes the clock tower, the facade and internals that front the corner of Franklin Street/KWS), there's a great picture showing this on the GPO's Wikipedia page. The rear of the building currently being demolished was build in the 1920s, interestingly so too was the KWS facade that hides this section, the architects of the time obviously did their best to match up the facade, however if you look at the building from the other side of the KWS you can notice the differences between the original 1870s facade and the 1920s additional facade.

The now hotel building will tuck itself behind the 1920s facade, rather conveniently for the developer because the 1920s addition to the GPO so far as I know has no heritage protections, only the facade and the internals of the original 1870s portion of the building are protected.

Regarding your question on what the original internals look like for the GPO, the best I could suggest is searching up 'inside the Adelaide GPO' and you'll likely find pictures of the old Australia Post outline that closed a couple of years back. Like you, I hope they don't change it too much but the likelihood is that it will be significantly altered for retail purposes.
Thank you for your friendly reply and your suggestions. Much appreciated.
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#248 Post by Norman » Sat Dec 18, 2021 7:43 pm

Almost gone now!

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#249 Post by VinyTapestry849 » Mon Dec 20, 2021 2:13 pm

I hope they don't damage the clock tower whilst the demolition is underway. They're very close to it.

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#250 Post by Patrick_27 » Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:31 pm

VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Mon Dec 20, 2021 2:13 pm
I hope they don't damage the clock tower whilst the demolition is underway. They're very close to it.
I wouldn't worry too much, structurally the clock town is separate from the portion of building undergoing demolition.

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#251 Post by VinyTapestry849 » Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:01 pm

Patrick_27 wrote:
Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:31 pm
VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Mon Dec 20, 2021 2:13 pm
I hope they don't damage the clock tower whilst the demolition is underway. They're very close to it.
I wouldn't worry too much, structurally the clock town is separate from the portion of building undergoing demolition.
good good. Wouldn't want that 154 year old clock to be damaged.

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#252 Post by Norman » Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:53 pm

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#253 Post by crawf » Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:15 pm

Update from yesterday.
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Tower crane will be getting installed on 5/6 March.

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#254 Post by Pikey » Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:40 pm

Nice shot Crawf!

I notice the perimeter pile wall looks it's already been completed and capped, and I reckon I can spy the work for crane base at the bottom of the photo, at the edge of the fence.
Walking on over....

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#255 Post by Prodical » Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:51 pm

Part of crane or the crane base on site today.

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