Windermere, Elwood Join us for a walk around the seaside suburb of Elwood. Elwood contains some fine examples of interwar architecture. Our walk includes some outstanding apartment blocks, from Streamline to Mediterranean. The work of a number of prominent architects will also be featured. Date: 23 October 2022 Starting Time: 9.45am for 10.00am start Venue: Meet outside the Burnett Gray Infant ...
It was a time of sartorial extremes: from the luxury of Hollywood glamour, to the destitution of the Great Depression. Women wore playful, beautiful and colourful clothing which served as an escape from life’s grim realities: a welcome return to femininity, with frills, flounces, bows and curls. Film stars like Jean Harlow, Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford typified the desired ...
Our guest speaker is Fiona Austin, President of Beaumaris Modern. When Fiona, a long-time resident of Beaumaris, saw those buildings she admired were being demolished, she, along with a group of concerned residents, started this community group. Fiona will be sharing her love of this area, its location to the bay, the modernist architecture and its natural landscape. Following her ...