   Anyone who has ever looked up while walking along the Corso is familiar with the Victorian and Federation-style façades that give Manly its distinctive look. Maintaining this historic style can prove difficult, particularly when old buildings need to be redeveloped.
The Corso, pictured above in 1922, is a good case in point. One recently unveiled development is sure to put some minds at rest: Previously a dilapidated Coles Supermarket, the new building, known as “Corsoleil”, embraces both the old and the new, featuring 7 shops and 60 new apartments behind a façade that reflects the heritage of buildings around it. The new development will still be home to Coles (set to re-open on June 30th), as well as the National Australia Bank. What do you think? Has the developer got it right? What can you tell us about The Corso's history? Let us know!
4 Comments
Colin Black
24/5/2012 12:44:45 am
When the hoardings came down my first thought was that the developers got it right. They have managed to introduce a brand new building that is a vast improvement on the previous building and sympathetic to the Corso streetscape.
Luisa M
25/5/2012 11:48:22 am
A bit too cutesy for me! Would prefer a straight modern development, not new trying to look like old.
Ginette P
6/6/2012 08:42:57 am
I think the building is very sympathetic to the surrounding street scape. I too was pleasantly surprised when the hoardings were removed. I think a modern looking development would have been totally out of place.
Geoff Holland
8/3/2013 04:09:25 pm
Hi, we are fighting to save our City Place and Town Square from being opened to traffic here in Cairns. Leave a Reply. |
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