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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

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This is the Exhibition Centre at Sydney's Darling Harbour, which was opened in 1988 in time for the bicentennial. It was the venue for many events, including the Sydney 2000 Olympics. We know it best as the venue for the Sydney Motor Show every year. The last one was in 2012, when Volkswagen displayed the current Beetle for the first time.

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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#986399
But now, after just 26 years, the entire Exhibition Centre is being demolished. It closed in December and will be completely razed by May. There will be no Sydney Motor Show this year.

The entire site is being redeveloped as an "International Convention, Exhibition and Entertainment Precinct", planned to be finished by 2016.

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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

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Likewise, this was the adjoinging Convention Centre. Many of us remember it as the venue for the launch of the New Beetle in 2000. It was also the venue for the Beetle's 65th Birthday show in 2003.

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AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#986435
Good, maybe they'll build something sensible this time.

The place has always been a shit design.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#986442
From what I have seen Darling Harbour will be quite good - a bit over the top in some places but a LOT more useable and accessable
Futue te ipsum!!!

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#986482
This is the website for the new developments at Darling Harbour:

http://www.darlingharbourlive.com.au/

A new squarer and larger convention centre. Looks like they are retaining the spiral water feature but the Sydney 2000 Olympics memorial is gone.
A new high rise hotel just behind the existing Harbourside market.
The new exhibition building to be multi-storey, not one large single storey.
A new theatre opposite the Chinese gardens
The 1980s Entertainment Centre and the nearby carpark to be demolished, replaced by high-rise development.

HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#986484
Phil74Camper wrote:But now, after just 26 years, the entire Exhibition Centre is being demolished. It closed in December and will be completely razed by May. There will be no Sydney Motor Show this year.
The two are not mutually exclusive. There was never going to be a Sydney Motor Show this year. At best it will alternate years between Melbourne and Sydney. It is not worth the effort of manufacturers to come here.

esevwbits Custom Title Time!

1,027 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#986490
we are delivering containers etc to Glebe island.. now known as SECGI.. Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island.