tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post1136284366631604045..comments2024-03-21T22:08:46.665+11:00Comments on 52 suburbs: suburb No. 7: CastlecragLouise Hawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00365690239711837847noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-37645585034730941732011-02-11T12:01:19.676+11:002011-02-11T12:01:19.676+11:00Excellent photos, insightful comments, all around ...Excellent photos, insightful comments, all around an thoroughly enjoyable web experience. Hope you don't just stop at 52 suburbs.Stephen Yarrow, Sydney Travellers Guidehttp://www.sydneytravellersguide.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-11273795648555568172009-11-19T17:19:40.412+11:002009-11-19T17:19:40.412+11:00Wow, I am so glad I found your blog. I used to liv...Wow, I am so glad I found your blog. I used to live nearby and knowing the history behind it makes it so interesting. And your photos are beautiful! <br /><br />RoxyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832716854081187770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-67988128845248939002009-10-26T21:35:32.027+11:002009-10-26T21:35:32.027+11:00gorgeous! you've given the houses and the subu...gorgeous! you've given the houses and the suburb justice! I love seeing the homeowners, gardens and amazing architecture!<br /><br />well done!<br />Corrie;)Corriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742167397662346566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-19315002804786000152009-10-25T21:10:32.407+11:002009-10-25T21:10:32.407+11:00oh sorry I forgot to say in my previous comment - ...oh sorry I forgot to say in my previous comment - speaking of suburbs of castles - what about Hunter's Hill? :)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390259290628805264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-55386001747791537252009-10-24T04:33:28.194+11:002009-10-24T04:33:28.194+11:00I agree with all the above! I grew up near Castlec...I agree with all the above! I grew up near Castlecrag and passed by part of it everyday on the bus going to the Steiner school nearby! Now I live in the UK so don't get back very often, so its really nice (and a bit distressing) to get all nostalgic over your photos. I also lived in the inner west which has an even stronger impression on my memory - so would love some photos of Annandale, Glebe, Balmain, Stanmore or Erskineville if you're heading that way! I had a similar idea of photographing areas and suburbs of London a few years ago - but never did - as there's a larger gap between wealth and poverty here in adjacent areas which is different to Sydney.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390259290628805264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-81578400961069392842009-10-21T17:16:36.094+11:002009-10-21T17:16:36.094+11:00wow. Stunning. And what guts you have!wow. Stunning. And what guts you have!Sophiehttp://stormsdressedasstars.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-72936417835721293132009-10-19T17:18:09.477+11:002009-10-19T17:18:09.477+11:00Loving the pic's and history. How about lookin...Loving the pic's and history. How about looking at Sydney's Oldest suburb one week and then the next looking at Sydney's newest suburb?Terencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808374659189607707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-78817426278849602512009-10-19T15:49:48.416+11:002009-10-19T15:49:48.416+11:00Delia W
In answer to your question, how many photo...Delia W<br />In answer to your question, how many photos do I take on a day out - usually about 100. Although yesterday it was twice that - lots of cast-offs but still! It was energising and exhausting at the same time. Always is though somehow.<br />Louise52 Suburbshttp://www.52suburbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-41977435732183622652009-10-19T07:16:59.240+11:002009-10-19T07:16:59.240+11:00wow, extremely lucking! wonderful post again.wow, extremely lucking! wonderful post again.mel bombahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01773650520090824643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-77905343699556530892009-10-18T21:32:35.143+11:002009-10-18T21:32:35.143+11:00Hi Louise, just wanted to say that I'm loving ...Hi Louise, just wanted to say that I'm loving the blog. I'm a Melburnian these days, but lived in Sydney for a few years - miss it greatly. Your photos are brilliant.Jebhttp://worldwidejeb.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-35483334529533491022009-10-18T10:50:11.096+11:002009-10-18T10:50:11.096+11:00I was wondering, how many photo's do you take ...I was wondering, how many photo's do you take on a day out?Delia Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325807862315408791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-3809018661998556962009-10-17T11:57:45.694+11:002009-10-17T11:57:45.694+11:00Fantastic photos!
How about a suburb that's ...Fantastic photos! <br /><br />How about a suburb that's very difficult to find the soul of: I've lived in Yagoona and Canterbury, both from memory rather soulless. I think you need a big challenge!samhttp://www.fourelephants.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-60646776200016039222009-10-17T11:54:15.958+11:002009-10-17T11:54:15.958+11:00Amazing...!Amazing...!Stephaniehttp://elegantsufficiency.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-10667285964176221582009-10-17T10:05:04.234+11:002009-10-17T10:05:04.234+11:00What a wonderful project, thank you. I just found ...What a wonderful project, thank you. I just found you via Janet (two comments above me) and will be following you eagerly each week.<br /><br />Your photography is exquisite.Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-86682604607607209282009-10-16T23:15:22.309+11:002009-10-16T23:15:22.309+11:00I'm loving your blog. The photo's are gorg...I'm loving your blog. The photo's are gorgeous and your reserach is wonderful. Can't wait for the next instalment.yardage girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244858568306608757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-9937013605168565042009-10-16T21:51:04.310+11:002009-10-16T21:51:04.310+11:00I am loving this series, totally loving it. This w...I am loving this series, totally loving it. This week was beautiful and a reminder that such magical places exist. <br /><br />Perhaps next week you could visit suburbia, inland somewhere? I would like to see what you see...Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229973177266678746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-49614840101167186652009-10-16T21:48:08.655+11:002009-10-16T21:48:08.655+11:00I've just discovered your blog and I'm jus...I've just discovered your blog and I'm just loving the pictures and the stories. I'm learning more about Sydney with every post :-)<br />I third the Inner West! (some time I'd love to see what you make of my part of the world, Haberfield, with its mix of amazing federation houses and Italian culture.)flowerpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512097103022836377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-18967335345890071772009-10-16T20:31:09.577+11:002009-10-16T20:31:09.577+11:00Fortune smiles upon the bold! As a town planning s...Fortune smiles upon the bold! As a town planning student many years ago I loitered around Castlecrag furtively taking photos, but was never brave enough to knock on a door. What I've missed out on.....<br /><br />I second the inner west - so interesting especially with the transition from industrial to residential. Did you know there is still a Bushell's tea factory operating in Concord adjacent to expensive housing that are located on a former paint factory site?Kristy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385704380789244157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-29547559069695354892009-10-16T18:51:49.353+11:002009-10-16T18:51:49.353+11:00If you don't get a book deal out of this then ...If you don't get a book deal out of this then Australian publishers are totally nuts ... fabulous doesn't even begin to describe your photo's and your audacity for door knocking ... I'm so 'green' I didn't think of this first ;) Please keep on, don't let your enthusiasm wane, how about the inner west, Dulwich Hill could be interesting!Rednesshttp://over-it.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-90548351688263320592009-10-16T18:07:56.880+11:002009-10-16T18:07:56.880+11:00I think you have to be blessed by the Gods to have...I think you have to be blessed by the Gods to have the opportunity to live at Castlecrag (or you are a Kings Cross nightclub operator!).<br /><br />Tomorrow the Granny Smith Festival is on at Eastwood. Yes the apple came from the garden of Granny Smith of Eastwood.Siobhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762844474815993684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-23095578836303623612009-10-16T18:06:15.849+11:002009-10-16T18:06:15.849+11:00I absolutely agree with Kate's comment - was j...I absolutely agree with Kate's comment - was just thinking I couldn't wait for the book!<br /><br />I love the history lesson here, growing up in Canberra I know all about the Burley Griffin's, but in Castlecrag they had so much more freedom. Fabulous. <br /><br />And Hurrah for the people sharing their homes and faces with you, and all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-9207868129639823852009-10-16T18:03:35.025+11:002009-10-16T18:03:35.025+11:00So brave of you to knock on doors. Asking is defin...So brave of you to knock on doors. Asking is definitely one of the best ways to get good pics and meet great people.MissBucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251148610851347199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-61491003271858899512009-10-16T17:21:28.835+11:002009-10-16T17:21:28.835+11:00So interesting. I used to work in Castlecrag, I wi...So interesting. I used to work in Castlecrag, I wish I had know the history back then, I would have had more of a stickybeak at some of the houses.<br />How about heading out west to Blacktown?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547139368035228763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-41203972253266146962009-10-16T15:42:36.971+11:002009-10-16T15:42:36.971+11:00Well done, I love the juxtapositioning of the phot...Well done, I love the juxtapositioning of the photos and the glimpse into Sydney that you provide...Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224835141360424669.post-14586370932653718722009-10-16T15:16:45.085+11:002009-10-16T15:16:45.085+11:00Louise - these are (again) incredible! I have a s...Louise - these are (again) incredible! I have a soft spot for the 'crag, and am really, as always, amazed how different it looks through your lens. You HAVE to put out a glossy book of these! Please!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210665399158259040noreply@blogger.com