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Ugliest train or bus station in Perth
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:47 pm
by vk6hgr
Hiyas.
Time for another pointless poll
Went for a ride on the train today (testing my smartrider card) and ended up at East Perth train station. Suffice is to say I think that building is the ugliest example of 1960s architecture in Perth! Brown brick and concrete... I mean, seriously
What's your vote for Perth's ugliest station? Happy that Wellington street bus station is going to be torn down? Perhaps those modern "work of art" stations on the northern suburbs line aren't your thing?
Finally, what do you like/hate about public transport in our fine city?
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:19 pm
by Donga
Mirrabooka Bus station now thats a work of art not.
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:44 pm
by Fox
Rockingham Bus Station wins hands down. It's still stuck in the 80's, sadly.
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:46 pm
by Spartan
Joondalup ain't much better though...
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:57 pm
by Tom
Rocky, Mirrabooka and for those of us who can remember Warwick Bus Station which was demolished in 1993 are all the same design.
From a work perspective Mirrabooka, Morley and Bassendean are the worst we have to deal with at work, non-stop cause of trouble.
In my opinion Wellington Street Bus Station is the ugliest and most pathetic.
cheers
Tom/perthbus
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:06 pm
by vk6hgr
Tom wrote:Rocky, Mirrabooka and for those of us who can remember Warwick Bus Station which was demolished in 1993 are all the same design.
Yeah. "Covered Shed".
Phew... Warwick bus station, now doesn't that bring back memories! (Mostly of the bus drivers telling me and my friends, "oi you kids! get off those bikes!"
)
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:06 pm
by Millsy
Im gonna have to say rocky's aswell... i kno i live down this way... but i get around town a fair bit. and that , is by far , the MOST derro filled place in WA. The Breed in that place ! !
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:12 pm
by blade
i spent many a night in mirrabooka bus station in the early nineties and yep it is a wonderful piece of architecture...not
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:29 pm
by Donga
I have seen rockinham thats the same build as Booka cant comment for the old Warick Bus station tho.
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:07 pm
by Bundy
Gday,
For those of you south of the river, can anyone remember the old Booragoon bus station?
That was a thing of beauty.......NOT!
The old Kwinnana bus interchange was no better, I only had to go there a few times when I first started driving buses.
Thats my two cents any way
Bundy
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:20 pm
by Antt
Rockingham Bus depot is a hole very ugly indeed- even at its cleanest that place still makes my skin crawl..
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:22 pm
by vk6hgr
Antt wrote:Rockingham Bus depot is a hole very ugly indeed- even at its cleanest that place still makes my skin crawl..
I've only ever seen it by driving past. Is it the actual station itself or, uhh, the residents?
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:33 pm
by Antt
Well im sure the bus depot has something to do with it aswell, cant just be the residents.... cant it hehehe
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 2:08 pm
by brad_88
i dunno bout that guys. its turning to shit really really quick here hey. yeh ive only ever seen a few depots and i have to say the rocko one is really dodgy hey. same goes for the rest of rockingham
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:20 pm
by Fox
Brad Michau wrote:i dunno bout that guys. its turning to shit really really quick here hey. yeh ive only ever seen a few depots and i have to say the rocko one is really dodgy hey. same goes for the rest of rockingham
Rockingham is ok, I suppose. I've been living here the past 4 years. But that bus station *ick* It just gives me the creeps. It doesn't help that I got assulted there either. I'm glad I haven't had to use public transport in a longggggg time.