Wednesday, July 8, 2009

new homes

Few things capture the essence of Darling Harbour in 2009 like the fact that a crocodile was tranquillised and flown in for its opening ceremony.

Darling Harbour - what's not to love about it?

In the 21 years since that day, Sydney's largest public venue has become a plastic fantastic home to the world's largest movie screen, one of the largest casinos in the Southern Hemisphere, and played host to everyone from David Beckham to Queen Elizabeth.

But for some, that tranquillised croc symbolises the excess and artifice that saturate this place.

Over 300 million visitors have passed through Darling Harbour in the past 21 years, but have any of these visitors actually gazed at her harbour and felt love? Will she ever make anyone feel the kind of inspiration and nostalgia others have for Circular Quay, the Botanic Gardens or the Opera House?

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