Bemi, P.L., 'Village of Great Coogee' 1847.
Cartographic image from State Library of NSW Online Images 'Maps of Sydney'.
Many of the existing streets of the area are present already but the is the most notable feature is the river running through the site to Coogee Beach. I would like to reference this past connection to Coogee Beach which intersected the site and bypassed the artificial grid of roads that divides the site's surrounds.
Gibbs, Shallard & Co., Printers & Publishers, 'Map of Sydney & Suburbs showing Tramway Lines & Stopping Places' 1892.
Cartographic material from State Library of NSW Online Images 'Maps of Sydney'.
Illustrates the extensive network of tramways that ran through Coogee and the eastern suburbs.
The tramlines (in red) trace a path into Coogee that is no longer the main route into the area, now replaced by cars and buses along Arden Street.
'The Beach and Promenade at Coogee' July 1910, City of Sydney Archives.
The contours of the area are much more pronounced without multi-storey developments.
'Coogee Bay' c.1900, City of Sydney Archives.
'A picturesque and popular seaside resort, reached by tram in about 30 minutes' - taken from a souvenir book of Sydney titled '36 Views of Sydney, Descriptive & Illustrative: with panorama.'
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