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Next time you're driving into Sydney via Central, try to visualise it as it was nearly 100 years ago. That's Railway Square above, formerly Central Square, as it was nearly 100 yeras ago.
Some points to note in respect of the above pic:
- The large number of trams.
- The presence of horses and carts but no cars (there is one car, parked next to the trees on the right).
- The pedestrian friendly streets. Pedestrians are walking everywhere on the streets unconcernhed by the trams, horses and carts.
- The large building in the centre, occupied by the Marcus Clarke department store, still existing (see below).
- The church alongside, Christ Church St Laurence, also still existing (see below).
- The tower above the tram terminus building, a control tower for tram movements.
