Tag Archives: worst house

The Door of Perception (with teatowel holder)

Posted on October 8, 2008 by AHC McDonald

(Dont forget the Win Big with the Worst of Perth, Town of Vincent competition is running this week. get your entries in.) The heads are pouring in by the hundreds into Oats Street Carlisle, bombed out of their gourds, hundreds … Continue reading →

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Roof 2K

Posted on May 23, 2008 by AHC McDonald

How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home. William Faulkner A nice first submission from Turf. Turf says… I have driven past this one for years, and wonder if the sign has been left … Continue reading →

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Galaxian

Posted on February 18, 2008 by AHC McDonald

It’s hard to know whether to admire this place for its boldness, or condemn it for its ugliness. I’m going for condemn I think, despite the alien on the roof. (The chances of anything coming from Applecross are a million … Continue reading →

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Castle Numbskull

Posted on February 6, 2008 by AHC McDonald

From Guest Juffy. There are houses without eaves, and then there are houses without eaves. Juffy says Found this place hidden in an estate on the banks of Herdsman Lake while out for a run – may have had trouble … Continue reading →

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Justice Once

Posted on January 25, 2008 by AHC McDonald

More from Hotblackdesiato. We’ve had a house dauber before Hottie. He’s probably right about the death of justice. It has the feeling of a letter to the editor to the West. The house is great. It reminds me a little … Continue reading →

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House of the Lesbian Mermaid

Posted on January 22, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Now this house would make a great TWOP headquarters. I’ve taken so many photos lately, I can’t remember exactly where this is. Joondanna, maybe. It probably shouldn’t be in The Worst of Perth, as it really is rather splendid, even … Continue reading →

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Bad House, Bad Brothel

Posted on December 15, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Guest: Kahuna. Area: Town of Cambridge. In further correspondence, Kahuna goes on to condemn virtually the whole Town of Cambridge and the council. But I want to know, why you would change “The Boulevard” to “Veryward Terrace”? Kahuna says… Here’s … Continue reading →

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A Pox On Your Glass Bricks

Posted on December 12, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Is there a building anywhere in Perth (or even the world) that has been improved by the addition of glass bricks? Is there a building in Perth with glass bricks that doesn’t look a little like a public toilet? What … Continue reading →

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Eaves Thieves

Posted on December 6, 2007 by AHC McDonald

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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Meat and Potatoes

Posted on December 4, 2007 by AHC McDonald

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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