Sunday, December 5, 2010

Shark Tower Dude


It’s a nice day, not too windy, some time in the late 1940s. You’ve been doing your stint in the Shark Tower, scanning the water for any sign of sharks, but it’s a bit boring being stuck up here. It occurs to you that you would get an even better view if you swung yourself out and up onto the roof of the tower. And the pretty girls will be impressed. No sooner said than done - how cool is that?
Manly's Shark Tower was designed by Eric Andrew, who also designed the South Steyne Surf Pavilion, and it was put up in 1938. It inevitably succumbed to concrete cancer and was demolished in 1981.

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