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AMP Building, Alfred Street Circular Quay, 1962

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Unique IDA-00045785SeriesCity Engineer's Photographic NegativesDate9th October 1962Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - NegativeDescriptionLooking E, along Alfred Street, from the elevated roadway of the Cahill Expressway above the Circular Quay railway station towards the AMP building, which was hailed as Australias first skyscraper when it was completed in 1962. At the lower right is the Ship Inn Hotel on the cnr of Alfred & Pitt Streets. Next to it at no 7 Alfred Street is the Tavern Inn & the Quay Fish & Chip supply shop. At no 9 is Sorrentos Restaurant, no 11 & 13 is a sandwich, grill & hamburger shop, no 15 is A A Marks cigar shop, no 17 is Georges Cafe, no 19 is Pattinsons Chemist, no 21 is Restaurant & no 23-25 on the cnr with Arbitration Street is a fruit & vegetable shop. Behind this group of shops is Grimes Parking garage on Arbitration Street. Above the Grimes Parking sign is the Goldsbrough Mort Company building which has advertising on its roofline referring to " McCallums Perfection Scotch Whisky ". In the centre, to the right of the AMP building, is the roof of the Treasury Building, which is now the Intercontinental Hotel & the dome to the right in the centre is on top of the Dept of Works & Local Government building on the cnr of Macquarie & Bridge Streets which is the opposite corner to the Treasury building.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions (free text)6 x 6 cm Image aspectLandscape

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Source system ID012\012877Alternative IDNSCA CRS 48/2877

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AMP Building, Alfred Street Circular Quay, 1962