Re: ABD in the CDB
  espee8800

You've done it again, great shots of our beloved trams in a rather austere
city. I agree with your thoughts re architects.

On Mon, 10 May 2021, 00:38 Yuri Sos, trams4me@...> wrote:

> The unseasonable weather was supposed to turn seasonable later in the day,

> plus I had shopping to do so onto the 109 and into the City. With the sun,

> really bright I thought I'd look for some photo opportunities in what is

> turning into a series of unimaginative glass and steel canyons (does

> Australia no longer have architects with flair and care for the city

> environment? Obviously not).

>

> Disembarked at Spencer Street and started walking westward towards what

> used to be Melbourne Yard a long time ago..... I got as far as Wurundgeri

> Way before spotting B2.2008 looming up behind me. Lo and behold W8.983 on

> a City Circle service was coming the other way.

>

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/2008_983_flinders_west_a7r3_07296.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.52MB)

>

> For those unfamiliar with the area, the ANL building is located on the

> south side of the Yarra to the east of the Charles Grimes bridge and is

> part of the South Wharf shopping, convention and hotel precinct. The next

> six towers are Mirvac-built residential towers located west of Montague

> Street between Lorimer Street and the Yarra, I believe is also called

> South Wharf.

>

> As the trams crossed,I was able to photograph them with 983 now past 2008

> yet both in the patch of sunlight. The former VR Goods Shed was in deep

> shadow so I didn't bother for a shot there (will go back late in day in

> summer - as an aside, it's a pity it wasn't converted into a Tram Museum -

> it would have been perfect location, close to city for visitors and on the

> City Circle to be able to run heritage trams from time to time).

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/983_2008_flinders_west_a7r3_07319.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.65MB)

>

> Short time later A1.246 heading towards the City on a 70 Wattle Park

> service...... no Es here today according to TramTracker, mores the pity).

> In the background is the Spanish style "Mission to Seafarers" building

> built in 1917 to provide Christian services to seafarers far from home:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/286_flinders_west_a7r3_07332.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.65MB)

>

> I walked back to Flinders Street West to board the next tram which

> happened to be B2.2095 heading for Vermont South arriving through an

> autumnal archway:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/2094_flinders_west_a7r3_07360.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 2.31MB)

>

> Detrammed at Elizabeth Street and walked up to Lonsdale Street. I took

> quite a few photos but not happy with the composition and/or (lack of)

> light). However, the sun was bright on the Michael's corner. Michael's

> Camera Store has been a fixture here for over 100 years and has recently

> succumbed to the pressure of online retailing killing off conventional

> "bricks and mortar" retailing. Here's B2.2094 heading for Airport West:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/2059_elizabeth_lonsdale_a7r3_07413.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.29MB)

>

> And now for something completely different: I don't normally do portrait

> shots of trams, but here's an unknown Z3 northbound in Elizabeth Street

> crossing Lonsdale Street. Taken from the overbridge between Emporium

> (formerly Myer) and Melbourne Central (formerly Daimaru - which tells you

> how long it's been since I've been here <g!>). Where did that big blue

> monstrosity come from? At least the Myer clock is still in place:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/z3_unk_elizabeth_lonsdake_a7r3_07430.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.29MB)

>

> From same place with an unknown B2. Mitchell House, an iconic Art Deco

> building built in the 30s to house the Mitchell Brushes company (see, there

> is a tram link - queue photos of the Mitchell Brushes freight tram). Fell

> into disrepair but lovingly restored and repurposed as a commercial

> building.

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/b_unk_elizabeth_lonsdale_a7r3_07446.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.97MB)

>

> I made my way up to Swanston Street and the State Library tram stop

> (stupidly called Melbourne Central Station stop; the shopping centre is not

> central and the tram and train stations are grossly misleading). A1.245 on

> a route 3a East Malvern service departs against a background of autumn

> foliage:

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/245_library_a7r3_07462.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 2.58MB)

>

> D1.3521 departs the Library stop on a route 3 service to East Malvern.

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/3521_lil_lonsdale_a7r3_07479.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.95MB)

>

> I walked up to La Trobe Street: now this was a serendipitous surprise:

> 2019 Art Tram D2.5002 eased round the curve from La Trobe Street in

> Swanston Street (not in service of course). Could it be heading back to

> Preston to be restickered either into Yarra Trams Crystal Swamp or a 2021

> Art tram (first release of the next tranche of art trams is only a couple

> of weeks away). Again massive new skyscrapers in the background, while the

> work site of the crane is for the Melbourne Metro tunnel:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/5002_latrobe_swanston_a7r3_07495.jpg

>

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.74MB)

>

> I thought this was going to be a non-E day, but here's E.6036 crossing

> Swanston Street heading for St Vincent's Plaza. The ugliness of what

> passes for architecture, especially opposite the graceful State Library, is

> depressing.

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6036_latrobe_swanston_a7r3_07528.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.68MB)

>

> A1.256 on a "Not Taking Passengers" service heads south along Swanston

> Street: most of these As look quite weatherbeaten and in need of some

> maintenance and paint, but maybe they're to be replaced by the thus-far

> mythical F class. The conical structure in the background encloses the

> shot tower, a central feature of the shopping centre):

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/256_swanston_latrobe_a7r3_07541.jpg

>

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.85MB)

>

> You again! W8.983 clattered over the tram square heading down La Trobe

> Street:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/983_latrobe_swanston_a7r3_07626.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.72MB)

>

> A brisk walk down Swanston Street saw me arrive outside Flinders Street

> just in time to catch and snap E2.6061 on a route 70a service crossing in

> front of Flinders Street station (the Victorian Arts Centre spire in the

> background). I hadn't consulted TramTracker for a couple of hours so the E

> must've been a later arrival to service: a pleasant surprise, nonetheless,

> and the road closures prevented vehicular photobombing:

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6061_flinders_a7r3_07647.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.31MB)

>

> Having a few minutes to suss out a location, I photographed B2.2118

> rattling over the tram square with the "Australia 108" super tall

> skyscraper (tallest in Australia) and the " Eureka" building to its right

> (third tallest building in Australia behind Queensland's Q1) towering over

> the station:

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/2118_flinders_a7r3_07670.jpg

>

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.18MB)

>

> There's always heavy tram traffic at this intersection and Z3.186 crosses

> D1.3515 with several other trams in the background:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/186_3515_flinders_a7r3_07682.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.41MB)

>

> Clouds are starting to build as I walk across Princes Bridge and

> photograph Z3.199 inbound, the Victorian Arts Centre and spire on the left

> and Australia 108 and Eureka in centre background:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/199_princes_bridge_a7r3_307799.jpg

>

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.19MB)

>

> Tiring now, I headed for home, a B2 along Flinders Street, then sat at

> Batman Park waiting for my 109. Tram gods had been so good to me today

> with the sun, the serendipity of spotting 5002 and one final bonus was

> E2.6090, one of the ten most recent deliveries I had missed on Wednesday,

> rolled into the stop. I rode it to Clarendon Junction and photographed it

> as it left the stop:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6090_clarendon_jcn_a7r3_07848.jpg

>

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.57MB)

>

> Then a mad dash back to Clarendon Junction stop to catch my 109 home, the

> driver kindly waiting as I ran for the tram, although gonging at me tohurry

> up!

>

> I hope you enjoyed my walking tram tour of Melbourne's CBD and have seen

> more than kust trams of our beautiful city.

>

> Yuri.

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