Back Roads: Art Deco, a photo from New South Wales, East

Photographer's Note

The final photo in my back roads series isn't strictly on a back road but it is away from the main highway. Leeton (population 11,000) is in the centre of a major irrigation area (rice, wine, citrus) and was built 100 years ago as the irrigation headquarters.
Because ofthe era it landed up with lots of art deco buildings including the old cinema and even the war memorial in this photo.

Best in the large view.

Fis2, Gerrit, jhm, alvaraalto, ktanska, macjake has marked this note useful

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Fis2 (139657) 2019-08-24 11:28

Witaj Lan!
A very curious building and memorial monument with a clock.
Curious place.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice sunday.
Krzysztof

holmertz (81390) 2019-08-24 12:26

Hello Ian,
This looks like you were back in civilization. The Roxy building and the war memorial are both quite magnificent. According to the internet the Roxy today (Saturday) showed "Annabelle comes home". Maybe some young Leetonians got scared. I'm just happy with a nice photo.
Regards,
Gert

Gerrit (54645) 2019-08-24 14:30

Hello Ian,
Thanks for the interesting series. Your final upload is certainly one of the best with this beautiful old cinema,
Regards, Gerrit

lousat (118903) 2019-08-24 15:54

Hi Ian,this village is very big comparing the others of your last uploads..ehhee...the typical war memorial that we can found everywhere in the world and a perfect watch on theatre too,that seems old but still working. Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

rychem (66319) 2019-08-24 21:59

Indeed, this square looks like it has been moved to our time from the Art Deco era, for the small town it seems to be a culture centre and a meeting place
regards Ryszard

Nicou (185520) 2019-08-24 22:18

Hello

très bel hommage aux victimes de cette guerre avec ce mémorial ces noms inscrits cette couronne au sommet avec l'horloge superbe et une ol d’oiseau dans le ciel ce Roxy qui se contraste en rouge à droit quel ensemble splendide
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

Tue (69286) 2019-08-24 22:50

Hello Ian,
A very good composition with the juxtaposition of the clock and memorial and the theatre. I really like the Art Deco details of the building. The light was most pleasant as well.
Lars

jemaflor (123925) 2019-08-24 23:32

Hi Ian,
Well composed your view with this old theater and the clock tower, interesting mood with this old architecture, tfs.

emka (137654) 2019-08-25 0:01

Hello Ian, Why is it the end of this beautiful series? Wonderful view of this Art Deco Theatre. Have they really performances there? great composition.

Kind regards MAlgo

dta (94778) 2019-08-25 1:00

Hello Ian ,
Very interesting buildings , well presented in the panoramic format . I like especially here th tonalities (with this quite poor light) and the beautiful clody sky as a superb background.
Regards

jhm (188811) 2019-08-25 4:13

Hello Ian,

This statue have yet names, in Belgium are much statues without names out of WW I.
A very pleasant picture with a lovely background.
Sharpness and clarity are pleasant to look at.
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

dkmurphys (77010) 2019-08-25 4:35

Hello,
Nice capture of the old structures. There's quite a charming little town, very enjoyable image.

D

PiotrF (39564) 2019-08-25 14:56

Hello Ian,
Interesting picture from Leeton with memorial monument.
Very good picture with perfect exposure and good color saturation.
Thank you for informative note.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

alvaraalto (37350) 2019-08-26 1:08

Hello Ian
An intriguing photo with this beautiful art deco building that has been converted into a Roxy theatre. The screaming neon signs on the roof are a misguided addition to the architecture.
The war memorial is also a striking element in the photo.
Well done!
Have a good week, groet Rob

mkamionka (51738) 2019-08-27 3:37

Hi Ian,
quite an interesting contrast of the entertainment temple and the war memorial next to it.
I think ROXY was one of the most famous clubs in LA as well.
Nice architecture and well photographed with darker clouds as a background.
Great reportage,
M

ktanska (35763) 2019-08-30 9:42

Hi Ian,
It is quite amazing that such buildings can be found on small town of NSW. Very stylish theatre, and the memorial is impressive too.
Kari

macjake (90949) 2019-08-30 20:20

Hi Ian
I knew I enjoyed this photo when I viewed it a couple days ago, wanted to make sure I got back to it now. We have a famous "ROXY" here in Vancouver - not quite like this one though haha.
Our roxy is a popular night club for dancing and meeting women. its also popular with professional sports athletes etc...its got quite the reputation. This roxy, not the same, but I think I like it more :) What a beautiful art deco building, striking! love it. cheers
Craig

gervaso (26621) 2019-09-02 4:38

Hello, Ian!

The architecture looks very different and beautiful, I espeacially like this clock tower on the left! In spite of the bad weather, you captured the scene with very good colors! Wonderful job!