It seems that the Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government have no interest in our History. When it was announced that the iconic REGENT THEATRE that straddles Elizabeth and Queen Streets may be demolished, screams of despair and disgust echoed throughout the burbs, but those sceams were'nt loud enough.
It seems that this murder is going ahead and it's quite simply, and outrage.
The Wintergarden, or what I like to call it, The Beergarden, is undergoing a major re-development, which will bring it up to speed with it's (aging fast) neighbour QueensPlaza, when it is completed, Brisbane's City Heart will have a sleek, cutting edge shopping precinct, that I am sure will not live up to it's name. This multi-million dollar make-over will unveil, not only the 'new' Winter(burp)garden, but also a mutli level tower that will sit on top of it.....eventually, and I am not talking about the Hilton either.
Because of this, it looks like one of Brisbane's most beautiful buildings, The Regent Theatre, will be demolished and replaced with a glass, marble, brass, collage of crap. Yes, I am all for Modern Architecture, but when it replaces something so breathtaking like this legendary Theatre, it makes me wanna set fire to something, say, politicians homes.....see how they like it.
The 'Save the Regent' campaign has failed, sadly, and for all of us, who visited her over the years, at least we have some memories of her. Yes, she smelt of piss and yes, the fabric on the seats were never cleaned, but we adore her and the wonderful thing we liked most, besides her beauty and history, was that Gen Y and it's sad replicas seemed scared of her, so you could always depend on watching a classic without the intrusion from pre-pubescent blokes and their bitches dry rooting behind you.
June 14 is the date we'll see her doors close for the final time. And what a sad day it will be. I do not understand how this has happened, especially when the Council approved places like Cloudland. Brisbane, obviously, still has a long way to go in the 'taste' department.
Farewell our lovely REGENT, you'll be missed, but not by the people who could've saved you!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
A PUBLIC VIOLATION.
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i just read your post about the regent, do you know that the majority of it isn't actually historical? the historical bit was demolished it the 70's? the ceilings etc are all replicas. the only part of it that is actually original is the marble steps. it's like saying we can't demolish the executive building (arguably one of the ugliest in brisbane) cause it's historical. they were both built around the same time.. one was just more stylised than the other.
and then there is another part of your blog saying 'it cant be too hard to demolish the old ugly buildings and rebuild them' apart from that i enjoyed reading it.
and no, you don't know me. i just saw a link to your blog on juli's wall. and cause im an expert procrastinator i decided to read a few pages of your blog, when i should be studying. :)
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