{"id":7691,"date":"2012-03-15T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=7691"},"modified":"2012-03-15T01:17:38","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T01:17:38","slug":"work-finally-starts-on-the-kings-cross-lighthouse-bulding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/work-finally-starts-on-the-kings-cross-lighthouse-bulding\/","title":{"rendered":"Work finally starts on the Kings Cross Lighthouse bulding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Work<\/p>\n

Sporting a distinctive lighthouse-like tower on its roof, this building has been a local landmark around Kings Cross for over a hundred years.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Kings<\/p>\n

[Lighthouse building, June 2011]<\/em><\/p>\n

Sadly, in recent times, the structure had been left to its own fate – see\u00a0Kings Cross Lighthouse continues to rot away<\/a> – and there were fears that ambitious redevelopment plans may fall\u00a0victim\u00a0to the current financial crisis.<\/p>\n

Walking past the building\u00a0on the weekend I was chuffed to see scaffolding now surrounding the crumbling tower, and\u00a0although\u00a0I’m not sure I’m \u00a0going to particularly like what the place turns into, it’s good to see the structure finally being preserved.<\/p>\n

Read more\u00a0about\u00a0the history of this building here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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