This image is from the City of Sydney's Sydney Streets exhibition : http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/history/SydneyStreets

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Clearing the path

Work began on the Cahill Expressway in 1955. Terraces were demolished along York Street North to make way for the new road . The low-rise city skyline in the background is dominated by billboards and neon signs. Taken by the City Engineer, 29 June 1955.

(image: City of Sydney Archives, CRS 268/268)