Perth City Baths c1898, another view here.. too fabulous! Could this area possibly be any more different from it's incarnation into today's Elizabeth Quay. The romantic part of my brain wishes I could have experienced the 1900's Moorish architecture and the liberating wickedness of wearing a bathing suit such as this 😉, but the reality of having to trek for miles on a hot Perth summer day to get there, plus the fact that the baths were available to men only for the hottest part of the day would have seriously ruffled my equilibrium :) As lovely as it looks, at that time the population in Perth was roughly 45,000.. it would never have coped with the 2million plus living here today. Still.. it does look a treat don't you think. Happy Thursday, take care and stay safe..
It must have been grand back in the day.
ReplyDeleteI think that style of building is a photographers dream. There are so many possibilities for photographing it. But, just seeing your photos from Elizabeth Quay, there are certainly a lot of possibilities there too. It's just different things to see.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was a fancy looking spot.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many times I wish I could go back in a time machine and see places like that!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous building, Grace!
ReplyDeleteSo expressive of the times. The year the Hawaiian Kingdom was lost across our shared sea...
ReplyDeleteWow, what an incredible looking building. Times sure have changed, Grace.
ReplyDeleteOur St Kilda sea baths were very Moorish too. Some of it remains. We have a quite grand Victorian (period) City Baths. Had yours have been kept, it could have been incorporated into any development.
ReplyDeleteTimes change - but I always enjoy the look back, it's great that we can.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Love old structures like this. Not so much the bathing suits though. Can't imagine people having to dress that way during hot days.
ReplyDelete...times have changed, thankfully.
ReplyDeleteA lovely look back at the olden days. I had no idea there was a City Bath in that area.
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference. I like old but new is also good, especially when old has become unkempt, though I am often surprised at how well very old homes scrub up when given some care and attention.
ReplyDeleteOh, Grace, that looks like Sellin, where we spent the last holiday with our Mum!
ReplyDeleteReally, men only?!!!
Oh, what a difference to today in so many ways!
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I love then!!! That is jut me though. Take are Diane
ReplyDeleteThe times they are a changing, and it's always enjoyable to look back at yesterdays.
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