one of melbourne’s most loved tourist attractions has permanently closed
that’s right, the melbourne star observation wheel
i never got a chance to visit this engineering marvel in the 7 weeks it was operational out of it’s 13 years of existence. which is such a shame as i have always dreamed of seeing what newport and webb dock looked like from up high.
we lose one of melbourne’s key cultural experiences - driving southbound on citylink at night and pretending we’re on rainbow road from mario kart 64.
i’m sure a part of all of us has died with this news.
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I believe the expression white elephant may actually have been coined for this landmark.
Who’d have thunk that something that was closed as often as it was open, in a rubbish and out of the way location in a city with a not particularly amazing skyline wouldn’t have captured an audience.
I’m not a fan of our high rise views in Melbourne.
Sydney is picturesque because of the harbour and Opera House.
Others cities have something of note to look at.
We lack it.
But from street level, I prefer our vistas to Sydney’s.
We probably have better outdoor spaces like parks and squares. Our The Melbourne laneways are also a unique part of the Melbourne streetscape.
i wonder how kfc, subway and cold rock ice creamery are going to recover from the probable upcoming closure of what i assume to be their highest performing stores situated at the base of the wheel
The only good thing in that general harbour town area is cheap parking for football at Docklands. And even then, it’s a pain in the ■■■■ to leave after a big game.
I remember riding my bike around the adjacent ‘shopping centre’ at least a decade ago. Certainly the most tragically empty, wind swept mall I have ever been to.
I would have assumed that all the shops are gone these days, leaving behind a dystopian hellscape ruled by rats.