King Street on a rainy day

Description

From the State Library of NSW collection, this photograph depicts an east-bound view of King Street from the corner of Elizabeth Street on a rainy day.

Named after Governor Phillip Gidley King, King Street runs through the Sydney central business district from the Wharf on Darling Harbour in the west to Queen’s Square in the East. At the time this photograph was taken, the street was home to notable colonial structures including Greenway Wing (King Street Court Complex) and St James Church, both of which can be seen to the right of the photograph, and remain structurally-intact and heritage-listed today.

Today, King Street has seen significant development with the construction of the Law Courts Building in Queens Square but it remains home to the legal profession in Sydney.

Identification

Artist

Unknown artist

Medium

Print on chromaluxe

Date

1901

Collection

Black and White Photography