Article Topic: Glebe Point Rd
Who Lived in Your Street? The Herron and Ayre families of ‘alphabet’ house, Divo
The Herron then Ayre families occupied ‘Divo’, one of the ‘alphabet’ houses in the terrace at 433-445 Glebe Point Road. The other alphabet houses are Gaza, Favo, Edna, Cama and Boro.
Sydney Streets comes to Glebe, 5 November
Glebe Point Rd will be closed to traffic to St. Johns Rd from 11 am this Saturday 5 Nov, with food from local eateries, live music, entertainment, activities for children and more on offer.
Who Lived in your Street? Peter Lewis Tighe (1860-1946)
Real estate salesman Peter Tighe enjoyed a fleeting moment of celluloid fame in 1913 when he featured in Picturesque Stanwell Park a 20-minute silent film advertising a new land release. Tighe and his family are seen leaving their home Kareela 154 Glebe Point Rd and squeezing into a taxi waiting outside.
100 years ago in Glebe & Forest Lodge – this month: May 1921
What were the papers reporting about Glebe in May 1921?
Antoniou Filo Pastry: Celebrating 60 years – starting from humble beginnings at 85-87 Glebe Point Rd
by Christine Apostoles & Rodney Hammett. From Bulletin 10 of 2020 Glebe in the 1950s welcomed many of the post-war immigrants who went on to enjoy the freedom and prosperity that Australia offered, raising families and creating successful businesses here. One such couple was Christofis (Chris) and Marina Antoniou who arrived separately in Sydney from […]
Glebe Point Rd Retail: COVID-19 Impact
by Brian Fuller, Heritage Subcommittee Convenor, 1 August 2020 In September last year the Heritage Subcommittee undertook an audit of Glebe Point Rd retail shops in order to track the retail impact on the many heritage buildings in the stretch between Broadway and Bridge Rd. At that time there were 19 vacancies. The Society prepared […]
