Logs for knk
25-Jan-04
This is the Princes Pier in Port Melbourne. My former apartment, in Beacon Cove, looks right over this pier so it holds a special place in my heart. The day I took the photo with the gps was rather blustery, so the photo isn't that good. I'm including an older photo as well, taken while I lived in the area.
This pier was built in 1915 and named the Princes Pier in 1920. At this point it is not in use, but it appears (although this could change) that it will be truncated and restored. Much controversy has surrounded the use of the pier with Mirvac wanting to built 5 storey apartment buildings on it.
At the time I moved out in January of 2003 there was a truck that had "fallen" through part of the pier, with the cab of the truck barely remaining on top of the pier. It has finally been removed.
[This entry was edited by knk on Thursday, March 04, 2004 at 7:13:01 PM.]
[This entry was edited by knk on Thursday, March 04, 2004 at 7:13:50 PM.]
This pier was built in 1915 and named the Princes Pier in 1920. At this point it is not in use, but it appears (although this could change) that it will be truncated and restored. Much controversy has surrounded the use of the pier with Mirvac wanting to built 5 storey apartment buildings on it.
At the time I moved out in January of 2003 there was a truck that had "fallen" through part of the pier, with the cab of the truck barely remaining on top of the pier. It has finally been removed.
[This entry was edited by knk on Thursday, March 04, 2004 at 7:13:01 PM.]
[This entry was edited by knk on Thursday, March 04, 2004 at 7:13:50 PM.]
17-Dec-03
Great story! Some interesting information for us yanks! Things we don't hear much concerning mistakes made by our government!
