At ground level Perth’s Elizabeth Quay is best known for the pre-Christmas traffic snarls. The large barrier surrounding the development site adds intrigue and excites about what is to come. Recently I had the opportunity to see the site from above, and it left me pondering …
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Perth Elizabeth Quay © The Ponder Room
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From above the site looks tiny, nowhere near big enough to fit the towering buildings shown on the various plans presented. Perhaps …
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Perth Elizabeth Quay © The Ponder Room
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It’ll be a case of ‘Honey I Shrunk The Kids’ or ‘Alice In Wonderland’ where residents, employees and visitors nibble on shape changing morsels before entering and leaving the precinct;
- Or maybe there will be a ‘maximum persons’ sign at the entrance, like in lifts;
- Or a group of black tie wearing burley bouncers clicking people in and out;
- Or maybe it’s a new Channel 10 initiative. The Quay will become a new gated area, where the only residents will be townsfolk who manage to lose 50% of their bodyweight in the upcoming Biggest Loser Town Challenge. Once inside the drawbridge will go down and Channel 10 will announce its next ratings grab … Big Brother Town Challenge.
Only time will tell I guess.
