Terraces, flats, squats, bedsits, mansions, towers, camps and hostels: in Darlinghurst, housing is a mixed bag. This audio story explores the range of lifestyles afforded by Darlinghurst’s dense diversity of dwellings.
Image: Pad with a View, Kings Cross 1970-71 (Photographer: Rennie Ellis © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive)
Credits
This audio story is a production of the Australian Centre for Public History in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation.
Producer: Catherine Freyne
Sound engineer: Judy Rapley
Music:
- Blue Dot Sessions
- Sum of My Fears, When Paris is Singing and A New Love Affair by Dazie Maelicensed under CC by NC-SA 3.0 US
- Garage by Monplaisir licensed under CC by CC0 1.0
- Korobushka by the Rosen Sisters licensed under CC by NC-ND 4.0
Featuring:
- Jan Cornall, former resident of Darlinghurst squats
- Paul Solomon, publican’s son and grandson
- Phillip Adams, former owner of Stoneleigh
- Shannon Dalton, former Assistant Manager of the Darlo Bar
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