bolands

It's taken from one corner of the Diamond, looking up Church Road.

Malahide Heritage have this photo (with printed caption) on one of their pages on old shops in Malahide. (It’s quite far down the page).

The house on the left used to be Maurice Mahon's shop when I lived there in the 70s and 80s. I always wondered why they were digging the road....electricity or sewage?

25" OSI.

Flickr is sometimes aMaZiNg! ;-) In 2017 -

Read more about this image on the John Oxley Library blog blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/?p=10357

The Boland’s Centre has direct associations with Michael Boland and his family, who built it and managed it for many years. Michael Boland was an early and important entrepreneur who established a large, long-lived commercial empire in Cairns and became one of the community's leading citizens. The Boland’s Centre is a rare surviving Far North Queensland example of a large, pre-World War I department store. Department stores were established in Brisbane and the main provincial centres of Queensland, including Cairns, but the Boland’s Centre is the only example in Far North Queensland. Although remodelled on its lower floors, its facade remains intact, elements of the original ceilings survive, and the top floor, with associated elevator machinery, has remained undeveloped. It is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of large department stores of the pre-World War I period. Its size and ornate detailing reflect the social aspirations and entrepreneurial strategies of the business elite who built such stores, while the surviving internal elements, particularly the undeveloped top floor and elevator, demonstrate the layout, design principles and technology employed. The Boland’s Centre is also associated with work of Edward Gregory Waters, a prominent Cairns architect who designed the building and was responsible for several important structures within the city. The building has aesthetic value due to the height, scale, and the detailing of the facade, which is largely intact. The facade is of cast concrete executed in an ornate style, based an eclectic mix of Classical and other design elements, which projects an imposing, elegant presence on the streetscape. The place has social significance as an iconic landmark due to its size, aesthetic appeal, and longevity within the streetscape of Cairns, and the role it has played in the business life of Far North Queensland. Source: lgaqld.applynow.net.au/jobs/PEAK380-manager-boland-s-centre

Up the Dubs....

Streetview

Niall McAuley I see the missing Lions head is back in place.

If that's a Ford Corsair outside Walden's and it's 1964, then that car is brand-new - they were launched the previous year. I can't make out what's inside the showroom, but it's probably another Corsair.

I remember TV aerials everywhere.