Kranskys – Smoke ’em if you got ’em.

Posted on October 8, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Design/Architecture

Before we get back to the Kalamunda public art atrocity tour, I thought I’d slip you a quick Kransky. I could live with the stripes maybe as “bad for the sake of attention grabbing”, but there’s a topless pig with manboobs on the door and there also appears to be a giant band-aid on the roof pulling flowers out of its ears. (Yes I said ears).

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They make some excellent snags though, don’t get me wrong. Corner Grand Prom and Railway parade Bedford. Suggested by P Crackpot of Bedford.

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Worst of Perth Walking Tour (Part One)

Posted on October 7, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Public art/sculpture

Some excellent work here from Cimbali. May have to reconsider Morley Walruses as worst of the worst public art. Kalamunda is a suburb in the hills east of Perth. Over to you Cimbali…

Cimbali says, “Firstly, Gone Fishing, otherwise known as The Person In the Pond, by Vic Markovic 1983 in Stirk Park Kalamunda. This one is freaky enough in daylight but at night can frighten the bejesus out of most would be bogans. Not enough however to prevent them setting fire to the park benches last night (see three remaining uprights in the background) although that may have been in protest at the deplorable state of public art in Kala.

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Had your fill? Walk east through the park and you arrive at the Famous Piddling Honkies…. But that’s for Part two.”

Jeez, thanks for that “gift” Vic, and thanks Cimbali. Worst of Perth Walking Tour Parts 2, 3 and even 4 TO COME Cannot wait! -ed.

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Perth’s Back Door?

Posted on October 7, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Street

Alex of Northbridge nominates this specific section of Great Eastern Highway at Belmont as Perth’s worst street.

I went there Alex, and I can dig it Daddyo, but perhaps the real reason it’s nominated, is because the other end of this alimentary canal of a highway discharges into Melbourne several thousand kilometres away? I Look within your heart Alex and others.

Note. Of course Melbourne readers may feel that they have the mouth end.

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Btw. One of the cowering shops over the road is called “Mr. Rental It”. Perhaps “Mr. Conjugate It” should visit.

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Radio Interview

Posted on October 6, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Thanks for all those who tuned in to the ABC Drive program on Friday for my Worst of Perth interview with Russell Woolf and Tom Baddeley – and thanks for all those who called in with suggestions. Worst goatee? Gold.

Someone called the station afterwards and suggested something in Mindarie. A yacht club or sailing club? I missed it. Anyone tell me the location or exact name?

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King Dick and The Candy Cane

Posted on October 6, 2007 by AHC McDonald

J (Master Splinter) of North Perth has come through with a couple of classics for Worst House. I’ve also added the first one to worst graphic design for obvious reasons.

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This is King Dick’s place in Lord St, East Perth. Unfortunately he wasn’t in when I called.

I was there J, and I called the cops – ed.

gallop street

Lucky me…this candy cane house in Gallop St, North Perth is up for sale!
I found it first!

I think there will be a bidding war now – ed. Tell me, that’s not a picture of male genitals behing the, er bush is it?

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The Knock Shop of Broken Dreams

Posted on October 6, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Brothel Conversion

Long time Perth residents will remember this building on the corner of Guilford and Garrett road Bayswater as one of Perth’s most famous brothels, The Happy Haven . Obviously some of us will remember the inside, others just the outside, but it was always a dismal and dispiriting looking place, certainly neither happy, nor haven like. How surprising then that it should look more depressing after being converted to a hire car joint.

Please note: The cars have a strict no kissing policy.

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长城 The Great Wall at Maylands

Posted on October 5, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Garden Wall

Let me correct a common urban myth. This wall on the corner of Rowlands and Railway Parade Maylands is not the only Worst of Perth listing visible from space. If only that were the case at ground level.

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A few kilometres of this between Beijing and Xi an would surely have seen off the Mongolians. I mean, sure they may have been barbarians, but they would never have stooped to this.

I believe the bumpy bits are rendered over cockroaches, and yes, sigh, those are indeed Cocos pods lying in front.

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The Bunbury of The North

Posted on October 5, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Every city has its country cousin who’s main reason for existing is to be made fun of by the city folk. For Perth it’s Bunbury, a couple of hours south of the city.

The Bunbury of The North

If you want to see shock, incomprehension and rage flit across a Perth person’s face in a few seconds, then this tshirt is for you. You couldn’t give a greater insult. Wearing the test version, I thought I was going to be assaulted. It is a little unfair though. Perth is not The Bunbury of the North. It’s the Geraldton of the South.

I expected to have more time to get Worst of Perth tshirts printed, and online sales worked out, but the blog is becoming popular faster than I expected. However if you want one, and are in the city (or Bunbury for that matter) contact me and we’ll work out a way to get one out to you. (Bunbury City Council. I’ll do you a deal on a palette’s worth.)

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Northbridge. Worst of Perth Classic

Posted on October 4, 2007 by AHC McDonald

I’ve been totally blown away by the response to Worst of Perth. We even made wordpress fastest growing blog list there yesterday. Thanks mates for all the hits, calls, emails and suggestions. Here’s one from my Worst of Perth vault, showing that Perth wasn’t always so ugly: It used to be worse!drunk with cast

A man with arm in cast, William Street Northbridge early 1980’s. Note the fine 80’s combo on the chick to the left. This one permission only for other use thanks.

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Belltower. Unnatural Tendencies.

Posted on October 4, 2007 by AHC McDonald

I’m a little apologetic about this Belltower post, as when I took this photo I was doing my best to make it look good. Sorry.

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When the Belltower on the Swan River at Barrack Street was completed, I wrote to the then Premier Richard Court asking why he’d built what looked like an Asian dictator’s outhouse on our foreshore.

I’ve been having a little bit of a struggle with the Belltower ever since then, because deep down inside there’s an insistent little voice saying “Is it really that bad? Maybe it’s even a little interesting?” I think many Perth People have been resisting coming out of the same closet. We don’t want to admit to ourselves that we were only against it because that annoying weed Richard Court was for it. I wear a rubber band around my wrist. Everytime I feel I’m having unnatural Belltower loving feelings, I snap the band. “I am normal. I do not like the Belltower. Snap, snap, SNAP.

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