Tag Archives: places in Newcastle

Metro Cycles, Newcastle West End

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Vicki

I’ve written before about the Bank Corner Café and how the area around Bank Corner has become a “place” in Newcastle. With its adjoining laneway covered in murals and other art works and its pavement seating and decorative paving, it … Continue reading →

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Placemaking – Wheeler Place

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Vicki

Wheeler Place was formerly a street, which was closed off to create a large square sometime in the last 40 years. The square is often hired out for events and is a significant “place” in Newcastle, located right beside Town … Continue reading →

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Placemaking: comparing Beaumont St and Darby St

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Vicki

Both these streets have become “places”, through the growth of cafés and popular eateries as well as a variety of boutique stores. They are also both strip shopping streets for local inner city suburbs and both have a clearly demarcated … Continue reading →

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Foreign perceptions of Newcastle as a hipster, biking city

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Vicki

How does one really get to know what a city is like without actually living in it? Sure, you can read travel brochures and do web searches and even take a reality tour on Google Maps to see what it … Continue reading →

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Placemaking, liveable cities and bikes

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Vicki

Hunter Streeet Mall Photo credit: Google maps Wikipedia defines placemaking as “a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Placemaking capitalizes on a local community’s assets, inspiration, and potential, ultimately creating good public spaces that promote … Continue reading →

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