Public Address | Monitor | Adios 43 Hackett Street

Milly Swan

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:59:08 +1300

Ah, rather than the retrospective (non)application of by-laws, they're clearly being more efficient by not applying them at the very beginning of the process. Thereby saving themselves a spot of bother with the neighbours at a later date...

InternationalObserver

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:54:27 +1300

(that's right up there with: The only way we can get out of Iraq is to send more troops in)

InternationalObserver

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:52:04 +1300

Evidently they're not demolishing it they're renovating it. But in order to do the renovation justice they need to reduce the house to it's floorboards and start building again.

It's the same way you get kids out of cults ... break 'em down and then build 'em up. It's for…

Milly Swan

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:10:30 +1300

How sad to hear of the demise of Number 43! We lived in Hackett Street when I was in my early teens, followed up by a couple of years in Ring Road. I can't recall the exact number but think it may even have been just next door at number…

InternationalObserver

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:48:39 +1300

I live a few doors down from this 100? year old villa. 2 days ago the 'renovationspecialists' seemed to be demolishing it (by hand, no bulldozer). I asked how much they were saving and he responded "nothing, we're taking it all down to the floorboards". And by crikey, looking at…