Coffee

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

This Burangaroo!

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1975, sinking UC piles to bedrock, me and another guy welding them, then pile em in some more, dident they build a Casino on that land?

No Billy, thats still a park on the "headland" (reclaimed land) the monstrocity Casino is further down into Blackwattle bay.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

No Billy, thats still a park on the "headland" (reclaimed land) the monstrocity Casino is further down into Blackwattle bay.

Yep, that was on the drive in and out!
They said it was a future casino site, but we wouldn't be sinking 10" x10" Universal Columns to bedrock for a park?...its a long time ago Rocky, but all welds were ultrasounded before re-piling, but my 1975 memory is not my 2021 memory, positive it was casino site?

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

Yep, that was on the drive in and out!
They said it was a future casino site, but we wouldn't be sinking 10" x10" Universal Columns to bedrock for a park?...its a long time ago Rocky, but all welds were ultrasounded before re-piling, but my 1975 memory is not my 2021 memory, positive it was casino site?

Billy in 1975 all that land where your picture is taken was part of the port of Sydney which stretched all the way down to what now is Darling harbour and Barangaroo.
I can see Pier 8 in the background, just in front of it now is where the Sydney pilot boats are based. There's a great cafe on that wharf, funnily enough called "Pier 8"
In 1975 Darling Harbour wasn't even there, as they didn't start building that precinct untill 1981. Didn't start developing barrangaroo until roughly 2010 with the casino building being finished as recently as 2019.

The casino was never allowed to be built past the projector line of Circular Quay ferry wharves but a certain Premier (who will remain nameless) gave it the go ahead despite all the protests from nearby Millers Point residents, City of Sydney council and NSW Heritage Council.
That area in your picture is now Barangaroo Park with a large man made hill in the middle hiding an underground carpark.

So back on coffee, Pier 8 cafe does really nice meals and coffee.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Billy in 1975 all that land where your picture is taken was part of the port of Sydney which stretched all the way down to what now is Darling harbour and Barangaroo.
I can see Pier 8 in the background, just in front of it now is where the Sydney pilot boats are based. There's a great cafe on that wharf, funnily enough called "Pier 8"
In 1975 Darling Harbour wasn't even there, as they didn't start building that precinct untill 1981. Didn't start developing barrangaroo until roughly 2010 with the casino building being finished as recently as 2019.

The casino was never allowed to be built past the projector line of Circular Quay ferry wharves but a certain Premier (who will remain nameless) gave it the go ahead despite all the protests from nearby Millers Point residents.
That area in your picture is now Barangaroo Park with a large man made hill in the middle hiding an underground carpark.

So back on coffee, Pier 8 cafe does really nice meals and coffee.

Fun fact nobody cares about. The very first day of my apprenticeship in 2006 was the fitout for murdock books on pier 8/9. Later on, snowy hydro, another office the company i worked for worked for moved from 50 bridge st to pier 8/9. The port authority still park their boats next door.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

Fun fact nobody cares about. The very first day of my apprenticeship in 2006 was the fitout for murdock books on pier 8/9. Later on, snowy hydro, another office the company i worked for worked for moved from 50 bridge st to pier 8/9. The port authority still park their boats next door.

I remember Yahoo being in there above the Pier 8 cafe.
The little solid stone block building opposite (was a Waterboard switch room) recently became "Brix and Bean" coffee house. Great brekkys.
Partically know every good (eat in) brekky place in Sydney CBD.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

I remember Yahoo being in there to above the Pier 8 cafe.
The little solid stone block building opposite (was a Waterboard switch room) recently became "Brix and Bea"n coffee house. Great brekkys.
Partically know every good (eat in) brekky place in Sydney CBD.

Yeah the stone place you speak of is still there. It always seemed popular, but the snowy hydo office opened at 9, never booked a service call before 10 and smoko was at 9. This may sound super basic, but a short walk away down kent st, so north of the fire station, next to the tennis court, is a very wholesome mum and dad style sandwich shop. Their coffee, well, its coffee, nothing to write home about. But, and this might sound simple, but unlike most places in the city they dont have a menu per say. Plus, if you ask for white bread they actually have it. So none of this confused looks of we only have sourdough or soy and lindseed business. So if you ask for a chicken, mayo, lettuce and beetroot sandwich on white because thats what you feel like. Thats what you get.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

a short walk away down kent st, so north of the fire station, next to the tennis court, is a very wholesome mum and dad style sandwich shop. .

Know it well and its been a sandwich shop since well before the 80's, next door is Glover Cottage, one of the first places I worked on as a first year apprentice.
That block sandstone wall on the drive next to the fire station I co built with Dianne (1st female Stonemasoness in Oz) who started at the same time.