Author Archives: AHC McDonald

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About AHC McDonald

Comedian, artist, photographer and critic. From 2007 to 2017 ran the culture and satire site The Worst of Perth

Tray Bien

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 … Continue reading →

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Savage Bliss

Guest: David Cohen from Rottobloggo. David says… Can I suggest a new category: Worst Condom Machine? I’ve attached a pic of one at the main pub on Rotto. I blogged about this more than a year ago, but I’m sure … Continue reading →

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Sculpture bites back!

Just when we thought The Worst of Perth had engineered the removal of the rotting arse and boozie sculpture outside Perth Station, Ex Court Government minister Max Evans leapt to the defence in The West Australian’s Inside Cover this morning. … Continue reading →

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Eaves Thieves

Is there a type of house less suited to the Perth climate than these eaveless wonders popping up every day? Forces you to have the aircon on all the time, as well as being ugly. Saint James. There are some … Continue reading →

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Two Worsts, One Stone

I have to say that I love council House now that it has been restored, but it does come up often in Worst of Perth suggestions. Like the East Perth Station, it seems to be a love it or hate … Continue reading →

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Meat and Potatoes

Worst of Perth Classic I don’t know if these places are still there in South Fremantle. Holiday homes sort of between The Potato Marketing Board and Robb’s Jetty abbatoir. I took this in I think around 1985. An unlikely holiday … Continue reading →

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Safeway Autos

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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The Worst of Perth 1, Public Art 0

The Worst of Perth won its first public art scalp this week, as the new Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi confirmed she will be having the infamous arse and boozie sculpture removed from the front of Perth railway station after seeing … Continue reading →

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Bus Stop Bunker

You can keep your fancy shmancy new bus stops with their lit ad posters. Bus stop design never reached a higher watermark than this. Not many of these left. They had 3 slat wooden seats, always with one slat broken.

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