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“Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.”
God. Somewhere in the bible. (I’m not sure he would be getting the outcome he wanted by that course of action).
This neon sign [...]

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Directly across the road from the wagon chair. At least it doesn’t have a christian fish on it.

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But Officer, what made you pull over our van?

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Palmyra Pan

Something really inspired me about this shot from South of The River Russell.
Russell says,
this figure has been sitting in this guy’s yard, just up the street from me, for years, along with the unfinished boat - is it good enough for the Mundaring Sculpture Park?
I had in mind some quite sarcastic comments for this, but [...]

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Nettie spent some time at the Mundaring Sculpture Park, and I’m glad she did. Several great subjects for TWOP, which I will show in separate posts. She says that there used to be more items, but vandals (critics?) have taken their toll. The fact that these are a little bit sinister makes me like them [...]

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Regarding our discussion of Council House, Anonymous Perthon submitted this, also wondering just how people must have felt about the building when it was new. Anon, I’m glad I don’t know where you live, because I would have to kill you for this tray. Should have a few glasses of Weaver & Lock lemonade [...]

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Beaufort Street. Good or Bad? A nice piece of history nonetheless after it goes. This sign won’t last much longer I don’t think. Update: The consensus seems to be that this is good. Tagged “not worst”.

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In Spite of Spite

Have to thank The West Australian this week. Despite my occasional slagging off, they still ran The Worst of Perth as blog of the week on Wednesday. Everyone needs a little worst in their day.

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Officially Not Worst

OK, there has been enough TWOP action to give a summary of what’s not worst from our submissions, remembering that we’re not only about criticism, but also a historical record of the city, as well as a place for people to discuss the look and life of our town.
Surprisingly (to me at least) the purple [...]

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In case we stray too far from Perth, here’s one very close to home on East Parade East Perth, directly opposite East Perth Train Station. Named “The Oasis”. Nice that the concrete wall has been made to match the slate roof in effect and colour.

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