During May, while I was doing the half and half theme photos, I still took photos on our various outings and this week I will be posting photos taken on a walk with our walking group in Newcastle on the 18 May.
We car pooled to Stockton and then took the ferry over to Newcastle and walked around the centre checking out various buildings of interest.
Here you see the Centennial Hotel then and now.
The Centennial was built in 1888 by Walter Sidney. I was pleased that I found the old photo of it on the Internet and also it shows how the transport has changed too in the last 130 years.
A lovely comparison, Babs. It is a shame that the balconies and that beautiful ironwork have been removed, but at least the rest of the building has been preserved :)
Great then and now shots...I like seeing the historical building without the iron balconies because all of the windows and architectural details are exposed.
What a lovely building it was before the revamped. I am sure the new one is very nice inside but, in my opinion, it has lost some of its character on the outside.
Such a great idea to show 'then and now' shots. So interesting to view the changes in the building but also, as you mention in your description, the changes in transportation in the last 130 years. :-)
The nice thing is that it looks substantially unaltered. I bet it's a bit different inside (well, one would hope so, anyway!!!)? Nice contrasting shot.
What a shame it lost that beautiful balcony and all that wonderful ironwork, you have an interesting theory as to how that might have happened Babs... The modern version is quite plain really by comparison, but it is great that it exists at all. The horse driven carriage is so wonderful to see. So interesting to see these comparative shots.
@louannwarren I suspect that a few of the old buildings will disappear over the next couple of years as Newcastle is being revamped with really boring modern high rise buildings.
@onewing That'd be right, but I guess no-one wants to be sued. I'm right with you re boring high-rise buildings, aka vertical bird-houses. The Melbourne I grew up in was full of interesting buildings. Kids today wouldn't recognise the same place/s. Progress???? I think not.
Great looking diptych..