ah the redfern public housing estate, lovingly known locally as the ‘redfern suicide towers’. i feel drawn to this place – you can see it for miles around. you could even say that they stick out like dogs balls.
they sort of remind me of those post-war apartment blocks with paper-thin walls that popped up all over the eastern bloc.
here is the pic from my last visit to the redfern suicide apartments
Edited: June 25th, 2010
hey, i was really sick, as well as busy, so this is the best i could do for today. i do like the skipping girl though.
Edited: August 11th, 2009
I was out at the suicide flats today and took quite a few shots. I think the best would be to publish a photo story on what I found out there. There is no one picture that can sum out what a mess things are out there – as well as there is no one shot that can convey the sense of community there.
there were old people out catching some rays, a real mixed bag multiculturally. The were lots of people (mostly old) hanging out in the lobby, chatting away and there were a few junkies ambling about – having more difficulty walking than the old people.
the suburban version of societal decay can be found here.
they have just demolished quite a few of the low-rise public housing and there are cranes and excavators working on putting up some more medium to high density accommodations. It looks alright from the plans, but I just wonder how long they can keep it looking good for?
i imagine there’s loads of “come to daddy” going on here.
Here’s the link:
http://www.redwatch.org.au/issues/public-housing/redevelopment/elizabeth-street/070430dohd/image_view_fullscreen
Edited: July 20th, 2009