A City Lost & Found

Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne

Robyn Annear

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Black Inc
26 March 2014

Social & cultural history; Cultural studies; Urban communities; Australian Society

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This is a book about the making - and remaking - of a city.

The demolition firm of Whelan the Wrecker was a Melbourne institution for a hundred years (1892-1992). Its famous sign - 'Whelan the Wrecker is Here' on a pile of shifting 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 Whelan's 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. 'Old landmarks fall in nearly every block . . . and the face of the city is changing so rapidly that the time is not too far distant when a search for a building 50 years old will be in vain.' Herald, 1925.

By: Robyn Annear
Imprint: Black Inc
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 302g
ISBN: 9781863956505
ISBN 10: 1863956506
Publication Date: 26 March 2014
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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A City Lost & Found

Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne

Robyn Annear

$24.99

Paperback

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