PORT ADELAIDE

 We had a day out at the Port Dock Festival and enjoyed some of the activities and  walked around then decided to sit and have some early lunch, actually a late breakfast, of pancakes with hash browns and eggs and pancakes with maple syrup and it was delicious and very filling.

The Lighthouse is Port Adelaide's icon. It stands at the end of Commercial Road marking the place where the city meets the Port River.

First lit in 1869, the Lighthouse originally stood at the entrance to the Port River. It was prefabricated in England from iron plates and shipped to Adelaide in pieces, replacing the lightship Fitzjames that had been moored at the mouth of the Port River to mark the entrance to the harbour.

We then drove around the local area as there are a lot of lovely old buildings still standing although many have been knocked down and replaced by high rise apartments which seems to be the trend these days.

The old Bank of Adelaide building built in 1885

Our breakfast of pancakes

View of the Port River from the cafe

Street murals 

Hart's Mill

The Hart’s Mill complex is a group of buildings on the Port Adelaide waterfront that includes Hart’s Mill, the Adelaide Milling and Mercantile Company flour mill, and associated outbuildings and other structures. Together, they constitute South Australia’s longest continually operating flour production facility, one that spanned a 125-year period between 1855 and 1980.

Coast Guard display

Art Deco Municipal Offices

Tug Boat "Yelta" at Port Adelaide Wharf

Yelta is a steam tug which operated in the Australian state of South Australia from 1949 to 1976 within both the Port River and the waters of Gulf St Vincent.

St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide is a popular shopping area

Clock Tower on former Town Hall

Construction on the Institute Building began in 1874 and opened in 1876.

We had a great day out in Port Adelaide, hope you enjoy the photos.

Sunday Selections

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle (Elephant's Child)

Photos of Port Adelaide

New(ish) Apartments at Port Adelaide wharf area

Birkenhead Tavern

 We had breakfast here at The Birkenhead Tavern this morning.  It serves a very good breakfast and its always enjoyable with great views.  After breakfast we walked around the wharf area of Port Adelaide.  Hope you enjoy my random photos.

A memorial to the sailors 

The Falie

Falie is a 33.4-metre (110 ft) ketch that traded for many years in Australian waters. Originally built in 1919/1920 as a speculation by her builder, rigged as a schooner and named Hollands Trouw after the shipyard where she was built, she was purchased by the Spencer's Gulf Transport Company, renamed, and used for coastal trading in South Australia. The vessel was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as HMAS Falie during World War II, serving first as an examination vessel primarily patrolling the Port of Sydney, Australia, then as an armed stores ship
Returned to her owners in 1946, Falie was used to transport timber, general cargo, grain and explosives around Australia before resuming the South Australian coastal trade to Kangaroo Island and on occasion carrying bulk gypsum from Stenhouse Bay from 1968. She was retired in 1982, then purchased by the South Australian government for preservation. Although initially used for day and overnight sails, by 2005 the ship had to be taken out of survey due to lack of maintenance and funds

Wall art on an old building

More interesting wall art

Wall art

Recently renovated hotel

Nice old buildings in Port Adelaide

A drive around Port Adelaide revealed some lovely old buildings, many have been restored and some are still in original condition.  There is some controversy about the redevelopment of this port area and many more of the old buildings have been destroyed to make way for modern apartments and restaurants.  I would prefer to see the old buildings restored as I think it gives the area more character.