The Metro Minerva Theatre building is defined by its sweeping vertical curves and stepped forms, standing as an exceptional example of interwar Art Deco and functionalist architecture. Opened on May eighteen, nineteen thirty-nine, the…
Potts Point Art Deco
This neighborhood walk takes you past the spectacular, highly concentrated Art Deco apartment buildings and theaters of Potts Point. You will see gorgeous facades, elegant foyers, and beautiful historic details that define Sydney's 1930s architectural glamour.
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1. Metro Minerva Theatre Building
2. Franconia Pty Ltd.
Franconia is a nine-story apartment building on Macleay Street that stands out for its Neo-Gothic facade. The exterior features cast stone, carved gargoyles, wrought iron lanterns, and a dramatic gated entrance. Inside, the timber-panelled…
3. Croissant D'Or
Croissant D'Or is a small, long-standing patisserie located at one hundred and seventeen Macleay Street in Potts Point. The shop is recognized by its compact storefront and window displays that have been a fixture of the area for decades,…
4. Gowrie Gate
Gowrie Gate is a six-level Art Deco apartment building defined by its facade of red textured brick and rounded corners. Standing on the corner of Macleay and Orwell Streets in Potts Point, it was completed in nineteen thirty-eight.…
5. Byron Hall
Byron Hall sits at ninety-seven to ninety-nine Macleay Street, distinguishable by its ten-storey facade decorated with Roman arches, proportionally-squared windows, and a gold leaf palmette acroterion. Built in nineteen twenty-nine, this…
6. Birtley Towers
Birtley Towers is a nine-story residential building defined by its U-shaped profile and a grand, circular driveway featuring a prominent brick port cochère. Completed in nineteen thirty-four, it stands as an early adaptation of the…
7. 12 Macleay St
The Macleay Regis apartment building at twelve Macleay Street stands out for its grand, Art Deco entrance portico and its height, which towers above the neighboring buildings. Completed in nineteen thirty-nine, the ten-story structure was…
8. 8 Wylde St
The apartment complex at eight Wylde Street is a residential block constructed in nineteen sixty-seven. It occupies land where a Victorian mansion once stood, known as Wyldefel House. That earlier residence served as a grand home for an…