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Park Street, 1931

Looking from Druitt Street across George and up into Park Street. Park Street has only been partially widened in 1931. The Criterion Theatre jutting out on the right demonstrates the old street alignment. It was soon to be demolished. The 1930s Criterion Hotel, corner of Park and Pitt, recalls the history of the old theatre. If you look closely you can see some of the buildings along William Street in the background. In 2003 the monorail cuts across Park Street at the intersection of Pitt Street, the trees of Hyde Park are much more visible, and highrise along William Street pop up in the vista. Some of the 1930s post-widening buildings remain – like the Woolworths building and the Criterion Hotel – but the T & G Building with its distinctive tower has disappeared.

(“Then” image: City of Sydney Archives, CRS 42/4, City Engineer’s Annual Report, 1931; “Now” image: City of Sydney)