A city lost & found : Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne / Robyn Annear.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Annear, Robyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whelan the Wrecker Pty. Ltd.

Construction industry--Australia--Victoria--Melbourne--History.

Construction industry.

Melbourne (Vic.)--History.

Melbourne (Vic.).

Melbourne (Vic.)--Buildings, structures, etc--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

Place of Publication:

Melbourne, Victoria : Black Inc., 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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.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 i

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Chapter 1; Two Pounds in his Pocket; Chapter 2; Bigger Things; Chapter 3; Out of Hiding; Chapter 4; The Face of the City; Chapter 5; Spaniards, Pies and Monkeys; Chapter 6; Saved From the Wrecker's Pit; Chapter 7; As if Lives Are Being Lost; Chapter 8; A Way of Forgetting; Chapter 9; Forever; Chapter 10; You Never Know What Might be Under It; Chapter 11; Melba Always Stayed There; Chapter 12; Nothing But Memories; Chapter 13; All Buildings Removed; Chapter 14; All Things Come to an End; Acknowledgements; Picture Credits; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 8, 2014).

ISBN:

9781922231413

192223141X