Beneath the Chippendale Factory Wall, by Shirley Fitzgerald
When William Chippendale grew potatoes in the rich alluvial soil drained by the Blackwattle Swamp Creek he could scarcely have imagined what the place that bears his name would become.
Chippendale, at the very edge of town beyond the toll gate when the first white settlers began to manufacture gin, beer and flour, later became a central location, with the city's main railway yards at its border. In the twentieth century a multitude of manufacturers occupied many buildings which by today's standards are inefficiently located and designed. Some have been put to use by different kinds of tenants, some are being refurbished as townhouses, some await a verdict. The tensions between residential and industrial land use, always a part of Chippendale's history, continue today.
Hardcover, 120 pages. One secondhand copy in stock, in excellent condition.
Price: AUD$10.00
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