Prospect suburban dream no more

It looked like an ordinary late 1950s brick house. But the kitchen was anything but ordinary.

The lounge was quite cheerfully colourful too…

With an interesting motif in the terrazzo in the sun room… That’s the sliding door to bedroom 3, the bathroom windows then the door to bedroom 2.

Bedroom 1 at the front of the house (what happened to those beautiful built-in robes, did they just go to fire the kiln at Adelaide Brighton Cement?) with the large windows facing the front yard.

Bedroom 2:

And last but not least a very bright pink bathroom. In the sale notice it’s described as “a classic 1950’s bathroom using geometric pattern terrazzo flooring, a cast iron bath and matching basin with pedestal is centrally located in the main residence and offers a great example of the bathroom furnishings of the time.”

The fish etching on the window is very fine and delicate, and I like the lines of the terrazzo and wall tiles.

The rear garden had a macadamia tree, large frangipani, several almond trees, lemon tree, black genoa fig tree and a vegetable garden. A large solid built brick garage was converted in 1989 for use as a studio/teenage retreat. There was also a shed at the end of the garden - and of course a Hill’s hoist. There’s no photo of it though.

This well-cared for house sold for $700,000 in May 2010. It had been owner-occupied for 53 years. By early 2013 it had been demolished together with the “cast iron bathroom features and irreplaceable terrazzo flooring”. Online photos from Elders real estate agent. Please drop me a line if you lived in this house or took the photos. I just wish to promote retro suburban dreaming and showcase the beautiful homes and unique designs which are rapidly becoming a style of the past.