The A to Z of 2205 : Eve St

It has taken a fair while between posts to get this street up. Eve St has lots of interest to me, mainly because it is adjacent to some fascinating wetlands.

Eve St was named after an early landowner in the area, Benjamin Eve.

In inner urban Sydney there are some remnant natural habitats which have been degraded over the years. It's always a battle to protect them, and the Eve St salt marsh wetlands are no exception. They are bordered by a motorway and recreational lands, including a bike path and golf range. Efforts have been made in more recent years to rehabilitate them. They provide a haven for local and international birds who come to feed and rest there.

I am not sure of its status at the moment; last time I was there access was denied (officially).

Eve St also has a bikepath along it which I've ridden a few times. It connects Marsh St with the continuation of the path to Kyeemagh and Botany Bay. [In the other direction you can reach Sydney Olympic Park at Homebush and Ryde].

The entrance to Eve St is from busy Marsh St, just near the Wickham St intersection, or from Brennans Rd off West Botany St. It is a no-through road at its southern end, where the cycleway continues along the Barton Park Golf Range.

We'll start our look at Eve St from the Marsh St end.

Below: Looking along Eve St from Marsh St


Below: Looking slightly northeast from Marsh St across the reserved land towards the M5 motorway


Below: Looking southeast from the corner you can see the Arncliffe fire station, on West Botany St/Wickham St intersection


Below: Across that patch of grass in the photo above, visible in the adjacent backyard is this old sandstone outbuilding:


Below: Looking towards Marsh St from near the elbow bend in Eve St:


Below: Part of the way along this stretch is Eve St Reserve


Below: The M5 from Eve St Reserve


Below: Eve St Reserve on the right, and straight ahead the cycleway where it joins Eve St, having come under the M5 from Marsh St.


Below: Looking across to the reserve from the end of the cycleway


Below: Images of the cycleway as it curves under the M5






Below: The wetlands from the cycleway




Below: The Wetlands


Below: Access denied


Below: The wetlands



Below: Looking along Eve St towards the cycleway (which joins at right at the bottom)


Below: Enjoying the cycleway



Below: From the crest of the hill, looking north



Below: Looking south over the golf driving range





Below: And the cycleway continues towards Botany Bay

The A to Z of 2205: Duff St

There's a few notable things about Duff St: the views to the city of Sydney, the air intake area for the M5 tunnel which travels underneath, and some contemporary architecture. I have it on good authority rather close to home that it's also a favourite for kids hurtling down on their bikes!

Below: Land for sale right next to the air intake vent for the M5 motorway tunnel. This tunnel has been the subject of much controversy, since before it opened. It has not had an air filtration system within the tunnel. Air was taken in here, and expelled, unfiltered, through a stack in Henderson St (Turrella) - we'll see it when I get to "H" for Henderson! Anyway, after many protests, much pressure on the government, demonstrable sickness of residents, and the fact that subsequent tunnels were built with filtration systems, a filtration system is being installed in this tunnel.



Below: The white buildings in the distance are associated with Sydney Airport.

Below: Duff St is a dead end at the western end, with a walk way down the hill not visible to the left.



Below: Sydney CBD. You can see the Harbour Bridge and Sydney Tower quite clearly.



Below: Looking down the hill towards Hirst St and the corner of Arncliffe Park

Below: The Hirst St intersection - lookign across to Mitchell St, which runs alongside Arncliffe Park.

Below: Looking up Duff St from Hirst St

The A to Z of 2205: Burrows St, Arncliffe

Named after Alderman J B Burrows an alderman of Rockdale Council 1931-41 and Mayor of Rockdale 1939-40.(The Origins of Street Names in the Municipality of Rockdale, compiled by Alderman Ron Rathbone, 1990)

Above: Taken 09 March 2008.

Below: Taken from the Princes Highway, with the Masjid Dural Imaan mosque of the Islamic Malay Australian Association (IMAAN) on the right, and the land reserve of the M5 Mortorway behind.



Below: The Arncliffe Scots club, looking towards the Princes Highway from Arncliffe St.