Witness the Construction of Hurstville Station & Super Centre how it changed shopping
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2023
- From the lens episode 12 - In this episode we look at the history of Hurstville railway station and the construction of the Super Center (Hurstville Central) which revolutionised shopping in the area, or did it?
Hurstville railway station opened in 1884 on the terminus of the Illawarra line from Redfern. The train station was an open air type train station until Hurstville Super Centre opened in 1965.
In 1956, a cake shop owner at Wynyard railway station lodged an application with Hurstville Council to build a shopping centre above Hurstville Railway Station. The cake shop owner was inspired by the way shops sat above Wynyard's train line. So he proposed a five-storey development above Hurstville Station. Kogarah Council, which had control over the Ormonde Parade side of the train station, approved the plan. Construction started on the site in 1957 with the centre originally to be called Bowes Super Centre. The construction came to a halt by that year since the opening of the Top Ryde Shopping Centre. The plan changed to the centre to 5 storeys and then above. In 1961, the project, now known as the Hurstville Super Centre, projected a completion date of late 1962. The opening date was set to 1965 after objections with the former Hurstville Mayor Gordon Hill and the former Federal Transport Minister John McMahon.
The first stage of the centre officially opened on 13 September 1965 by NSW Premier Robert Askin with an estimated 8,000 people lined onto Forest Road and crowded into the centre. However rival centre Roselands officially opened on 13 October 1965, just a month later.[2] Since the opening, customers were promised a lot more in the future than the fifty shops and rooftop carpark. The original plans from the early 1960s included extra parking, "Prestige" shopping level above the existing shopping centre, offices and six levels of apartments. In the 1970s there was hope that it would proceed as per original plans. However the development was never built further than stage one. With the purchase of Miranda Fair (now Westfield Miranda) by the Westfield Group and the opening of nearby Westfield Hurstville in 1987 saw the centre fall into a gradual decline. During the 1990s the centre lost many stores with many vacant store spaces left including Franklins (which had replaced Coles) closed. By the mid-2000s the centre was desolate with large areas vacant and the structure itself in a bad state. However, during this time there have been several ownership changes with the centre purchased and owned by Cerno Group.
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Terribly sorry that I didn't see this sooner! Fantastic video as always Barrie!
Hey Griffin, that's ok, you got there in the end 😉
Wow, excellent video. I lived in it's heyday during the 70's and 80's and remember it well before it went downhill and being updated at a later date. I used to go up that "Back door" escalator to "Count Down". I wonder if the escalator is still in there entombed in the wall today. The "Magic Shop" near Medibank Private was always interesting to gaze into as a kid. I am amazed at some of the pictures you have sourced that I have never seen before! Good Job!
Thanks a lot. I remember count down, from memory the escalator kept breaking down so that entrance was blocked. It is a great question as to whether it's still in there. Nearly all of these shots are from my personal collection and this video is the first time that they have been seen so thanks for the great comment.
It’s really cool to see how the area of Hurstville looked back then compared to now thanks for the vid
Hi Class 38s it's changed so much, and in my opinion not for the better, but it's great to look back.
I remember the scaffolding
Hi, Thank you for this video as it helped towards my Senior Geography Project for Year 11.
Glad it was helpful! There are a few other Hurstville history videos in my collection. Good luck with the project.
The winner was almost me, I saw my name go by. Well done Griffin Rails🎉
Another competition is coming soon, so there is still plenty of chances to win.
I don't mind if I don't win, I have a shirt, and that's good enough.
Awesome video
Hi Mels. A little different than Normal, thanks for watching
Although I used the Station daily when under construction it is fantastic to look back on those years.
It's good to look back and see how much things have changed (and not so much). Thanks for watching
I mean the building street still the same but most of the shops have chinese letters now
When is the winner announced
Did you watch the vid?