This month Adelaide is celebrating a very special milestone – 50 years of Rundle Mall. On 1 September 1976, Rundle Mall officially opened after part of Rundle Street was transformed into a pedestrian precinct. And what an opening it was!. Around 10,000 people gathered to celebrate, then-Premier Don Dunstan arrived by horse and cart, the SA Police Marching Band played – and perhaps one of the best stories of all… champagne flowed through the fountain! Over the next five decade

How often do we take a photograph without giving much thought to what it might capture for future generations? A building. A streetscape. The way people dressed. A moment in time. Recently, a book caught our eye — Captain Sweet’s Adelaide by Philip Pike and Julian Moore — and it reminded us just how powerful photography can be in telling the story of a city. Captain Samuel White Sweet, born in England in 1825, spent much of his early adult life in the Royal Navy before eventu

We recently visited Cummins House , one of the many highlights on the South Australian History Festival program this May – and what a...

Recently, while on a bike ride through Mile End (one of many great cycling routes in SA!), I stumbled upon an unusual sight—a small...

Take a step back to 1920 on Rundle Street, Adelaide Look at "The Grand" on the right – an iconic piece of history! Built in 1918 by...