A PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY

Teneriffe in photographs.

The woolstores. The streets. The spaces between.

A closer look at Teneriffe’s buildings, streets and green spaces. These archive photographs date from 2012 to 2021; each carries its original date and credit.

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The woolstores

Broad facades, repeated windows and brickwork at a scale inherited from the wool trade.

Ivy-covered woolstore facade on Florence Street in Teneriffe in 2021 — **Florence Street, in the shade of the woolstores**Climbing greenery frames the Florence Street facade of the Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Woolstores. Photographed in February 2021.Chris Olszewski (Kgbo) · 2021-02-12 · Original · CC BY-SA 4.0

Red brick facade of Primaries No. 3 Wool Store, photographed in 2013 — **The scale of the woolstores**Primaries No. 3 Wool Store, Commercial Road. Repeated windows and a broad brick frontage show the scale of the former industrial building.Kgbo · 2013-08-03 · Original · CC BY-SA 3.0

Read how the woolstores became homes

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At street level

Outdoor tables, shaded lanes and a brewery frontage: scenes from the precinct in 2012 and 2013.

A shaded Teneriffe precinct lane with outdoor tables in 2012 — **Life between the buildings**Shade, outdoor tables and a lane opening towards the light. This 2012 street scene records an everyday side of the precinct; businesses shown may have changed.Jill Pang · 2012-08-06 · Original · CC BY-SA 3.0

Green Beacon brewery street frontage photographed in 2013 — **A brewery on Helen Street**Green Beacon’s brick frontage in August 2013. Compare the exterior with the interior archive photograph in our venue profile.Kgbo · 2013-08-03 · Original · CC BY-SA 3.0

Explore Vernon Terrace and Macquarie Street

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Between the trees and the river

Stone steps in Teneriffe Park and a walk beside the water. Two quieter views of the neighbourhood, photographed nine years apart.

Stone steps winding uphill through trees in Teneriffe Park in 2021 — **A quieter side of Teneriffe**Stone steps lead between the trees in Teneriffe Park. A February 2021 view of the green space above the streets.Kgbo · 2021-02-12 · Original · CC BY-SA 4.0

People walking on the Teneriffe Wharves boardwalk in 2012 — **The river at walking pace**People walking beside the river in October 2012. The image records the path at that time, rather than its current access or condition.Allenmicky · 2012-10-08 · Original · CC BY-SA 3.0

Read the riverwalk guide