Market Row is a narrow lane in the centre of Sydney opposite the iconic Sydney Town Hall. Running off Druitt street parallel to York and Clarence streets, it serves as the back lane to a number of coffee shops and businesses. Also, being close to the busy George street cinema strip it is a venue for many varied clandestine, nocturnal activities.
Old rugs and clothes hanging on the long unattended balconies with the exposed conduits and randomly placed air conditioners give a feeling of the true age of these buildings.
Behind the yellow glass you can imagine the back-room conversations and every-day decisions being made among the ghosts and memories of the times when these were simple residences above the small shops that were a part of the 1940’s and 50’s Sydney CBD
This last photo isn’t intended to make a statement other than to point out that an intriguing image can be found in what initially appears to be the mundane and every day. The curve of the broken render and the hastily applied green paint do however make a small statement to the apathetic attitude that prevails among the custodians of these back-ways that can be found in any city
