Game Day Round 10 2015 - Port Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

[1eyedog]

Re: Game Day Round 10 2015 - Port Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

Hi Webby, the Council has placed some kind of heritage overlay on the pub but I don't how effective that is in terms of it continuing to operate as a pub in the longer term. You might be right - it could be the last. Let's see... The Buckingham has gone (turned into apartments), is the Mona Castle still operating? The Royal and the Barkly - gone. The Plough & the Station - truly great bistro venues but not quite pubs anymore. The House of Fools (Belgravia Hotel) - gone.

On a positive note, the apartment market is saturated in Footscray at the moment. I think there is little incentive currently to redevelop more sites.

Has some relevance, it depends on what if anything is heritage listed inside the pub. This has implications for what a new tenant / owner can / can't do. As a buyer you'd be wary buying the pub and completely altering the inside of it to suit a retail premises if you have to jump through a million legislative hoops to do so. That being said I would assume the overlay covers the outside building / architecture or the general facade. This means you can't alter the structure itself but you can deck it out on the inside anyway you choose.

[Twodogs]

Re: Game Day Round 10 2015 - Port Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

Has some relevance, it depends on what if anything is heritage listed inside the pub. This has implications for what a new tenant / owner can / can't do. As a buyer you'd be wary buying the pub and completely altering the inside of it to suit a retail premises if you have to jump through a million legislative hoops to do so. That being said I would assume the overlay covers the outside building / architecture or the general facade. This means you can't alter the structure itself but you can deck it out on the inside anyway you choose.

That's pretty much how they destroyed the Buckingham. Outside it still looks much the same but it's been turned to apartments (we really need more apartments in Footscray) that nobody wants to live in.

[F'scary]

Re: Game Day Round 10 2015 - Port Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

That's pretty much how they destroyed the Buckingham. Outside it still looks much the same but it's been turned to apartments (we really need more apartments in Footscray) that nobody wants to live in.

They can develop the Joseph's road precinct. Leave the (remaining) pubs alone!

[1eyedog]

Re: Game Day Round 10 2015 - Port Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

That's pretty much how they destroyed the Buckingham. Outside it still looks much the same but it's been turned to apartments (we really need more apartments in Footscray) that nobody wants to live in.

Same as the old theatre on Barkly. Pretty sure Sir Grant had a hand in that.

[Twodogs]

Re: Game Day Round 10 2015 - Port Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

Same as the old theatre on Barkly. Pretty sure Sir Grant had a hand in that.

He was involved at some stage. It kind of went up in fits and spurts.

[SonofScray]

Re: Game Day Round 10 2015 - Port Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

That's pretty much how they destroyed the Buckingham. Outside it still looks much the same but it's been turned to apartments (we really need more apartments in Footscray) that nobody wants to live in.

I really miss the Buck Loved going there after work and often after footy training / games. It was like going to a country pub in a lot of ways, but quintessentially Footscray.