Pyrmont/Ultimo. Once a vital component of Sydney’s industrial waterfront, with wharves,...
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Pyrmont/Ultimo Pyrmont/Ultimo
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Pyrmont/UltimoPyrmont/Ultimo
Once a vital component of Sydney’s industrial Once a vital component of Sydney’s industrial waterfront, with wharves, shipbuilding yards, waterfront, with wharves, shipbuilding yards, factories and wool stores.factories and wool stores.
As industry moved out, the population declined As industry moved out, the population declined and the area underwent urban decay.and the area underwent urban decay.
In recent years it has undergone a change to be In recent years it has undergone a change to be populated by urban professionals and office populated by urban professionals and office workers. workers.
Features of Pyrmont included: quarries, the Features of Pyrmont included: quarries, the Colonial Sugar Refinery, flour mills, Colonial Sugar Refinery, flour mills, engineering works, a distillery, wharves, and engineering works, a distillery, wharves, and wool stores - the colony's principal source of wool stores - the colony's principal source of wealth.wealth.
Both Pyrmont and Ultimo contained some of Both Pyrmont and Ultimo contained some of the most squalid housing in the city. the most squalid housing in the city.
Ultimo was formerly the setting for a Ultimo was formerly the setting for a sandstone quarry and a vast power station, sandstone quarry and a vast power station, now the Powerhouse Museum.now the Powerhouse Museum.
Ultimo was still relatively rural until the Ultimo was still relatively rural until the 1890s, with dairy herds, whereas Pyrmont, 1890s, with dairy herds, whereas Pyrmont, with its deep-water access, was quickly with its deep-water access, was quickly associated with heavy industry.associated with heavy industry.
Now the streetscapes of both Pyrmont and Now the streetscapes of both Pyrmont and Ultimo are dominated by new homes for the Ultimo are dominated by new homes for the newly affluent.newly affluent.
Along with them have come new industries, Along with them have come new industries, particularly those linked with particularly those linked with telecommunications.telecommunications.
