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

Clock Fighting

Worst Clock/Design/Interior design From The Philippines to Embleton to You.

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Twisted Topiary

Worst Tree/Garden Guest Post from Elwrongo and Slanderer. Apparently it took two of them to wrangle these horrors into the camera. Does the tallest one on the left look a little like a lot of…no, never mind. Elwrongo and Slanderer … Continue reading →

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Once a Knight

Worst of Perth could never be complete without the Red Castle Hotel in Belmont Rivervale. Add a mini castle to the top of an extremely ugly brick hotel and you end up with a brick hotel with a bit of … Continue reading →

Posted in worst architecture, worst pub/hotel/design, worst website | 125 Comments

Just Swan Inn

Worst Toilet/Interior Design/Tiles/ This is the gents at The Swan Inn on Stirling Highway Fremantle. That’s Jarrad. He is part of The Jeff Strong Band, and shouldn’t really be in The Worst of Perth, because they were pretty good. There’s … Continue reading →

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State of Excitement

Here was I complaining about the design of some of the new numberplates, totally forgetting the worst of them all, the infamous “WA State of Excitement” classic. Bolt them on to a Datsun 120Y, and you couldn’t claim that Perth … Continue reading →

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Nottamogah

Worst Pub Design/Architecture How could you make one of those god-awful Ettamogah pubs worse? Put it in Morley. However not even Morleynians, not known for their good taste (think Galleria and Ugg boots with miniskirts) would be seen dead in … Continue reading →

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Labrador Nominees

(Once again, sorry if I haven’t got to everyone’s suggestions yet. I have so many stacked up, particularly bad public art and bad houses to get to. Those Italians were busy in the 70’s weren’t they? I appreciate all the … Continue reading →

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Housing Crisis 2

Has been some comment on the Woodlands house, featured as Housing Crisis, so I obtained a picture of the interior. 5 bedrooms. $850 000. The painting and the crocheted cushions will cost you another 7 grand. The no. 11 letterbox … Continue reading →

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Bay Stalker

Worst Sight. Bayswater. Man, get yourself a boat with a cabin. With a door. That shuts.

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Firming

To celebrate 20 000 visitors in the last month, here’s another Worst of Perth classic for yous all. This would be somewhere around 20 years ago at The Firm nightclub, which was upstairs at The Old Melbourne Hotel on the … Continue reading →

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