Bondi Junction is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, about 5 kilometres east of the central business district. It is located immediately west of Bondi Beach. It is a largely commercial area which has undergone many renovations and changes since the late 20th century, notably a new bus/rail interchange and a major renovation along the main street leading into Bondi Junction. Bondi Junction station is the eastern terminus of the Eastern Suburbs railway. Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... The central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Bondi Beach Bondi Beach (with a long i) is a hugely popular beach and suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Bondi Junction track layout. ... The Eastern Suburbs Railway line was constructed in the 1970s. ...

History

Henry Hough was first given a grant of land on the site of Bondi Junction in 1832. On his estate, he built a wind-powered flour mill. This was accessed by a track leading of the South Head Road, now Oxford Street, the suburb's main thoroughfare. Hough named his farm Hope, but it was colloquially dubbed Mill Hill.

In 1854 the first hotel in the area opened. It was named The Waverley Tea Gardens and the surrounding area quickly took that name. Thus the original name for Bondi Junction stuck for the next 30 years.

By 1878 steam had supplanted wind in milling and the estate was closed. In May 1881 it was subdivided. Three streets in this subdivision that exist today are Mill Hill Road, Hope Street and Hough Street. The subdivision of the estate coincided with the opening of the first tramway to the area - steam trams began operation from Taylor Square in Darlinghurst on March 12 1881. Taylor Square is a major road junction in Sydney, Australia at the corner of Oxford Street and Flinders Street, on the border of the suburbs of Darlinghurst and Surry Hills. ...

With the extension of the tram line to Bondi and Charing Cross/Bronte later in the decade, the term Bondi Junction was coined referring to the junction of the Bondi and Bronte tram lines at the corner of the now Oxford St and Bronte Rd. Sydney, the largest city in Australia, once had the largest tram system in Australia and one of the largest in the world. ... Bondi Beach Bondi Beach (with a long i) is a hugely popular beach and suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Categories: Stub | Bront sisters ... Sydney, the largest city in Australia, once had the largest tram system in Australia and one of the largest in the world. ...

With the subdivision of surrounding suburbs complete by 1930, Bondi Junction quickly grew into a major entertainment and commercial centre. Tram lines extended to Bondi Beach via Birriga Rd, Bondi Beach via Bondi Rd, Bronte Beach and The Spot, Randwick and of course, the City at Circular Quay and Railway Square. A tram depot was established on the corner of South Head Road (renamed Oxford Street with the completion of widening works in Darlinghurst) and the present day York Road. Oxford Street quickly became crowded and congested. By the 1960s traffic was at the point that Bondi Junction was one of the worse bottlenecks in Sydney. Randwick, New South Wales is a City (Local Government Area) and suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Categories: Suburbs of Sydney | Incomplete Sydney suburbs ... Central (also known as Sydney Terminal) is the largest railway station in Sydney, Australia. ... Sydney, the largest city in Australia, once had the largest tram system in Australia and one of the largest in the world. ...

The suburb was historically divided by the border of Waverley and Woollahra councils. In 2003 the boundary was realigned from Oxford Street to the bypass road (see below), giving Waverley Council full control of the commercial areas of the suburb. Waverley Council is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Municipality of Woollahra is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Transport Improvements

The Sydney tram network was closed in 1958 and the tram depot converted to buses. This temporarily reduced the traffic problem in the area, however the rise of the private motor vehicle soon made the problem acute. Sydney, the largest city in Australia, once had the largest tram system in Australia and one of the largest in the world. ...

A railway to Sydney's eastern suburbs was first proposed by John Young, Mayor of Sydney in the 1870s. This was subsequently incorporated into Dr John Bradfield's Scheme for improving Sydney's railways. The line was never built as Bradfield envisaged. See: Eastern suburbs railway. John Job Crew Bradfield (December 26, 1867 - September 23, 1943) was an engineer who designed the Sydney Harbour Bridge and had a grand vision for Sydneys railway system that has only been partially fulfilled. ... The Eastern Suburbs Railway line was constructed in the 1970s. ...

In 1976 with construction of the railway underway and the NSW Government resolving to actually complete the project as far as Bondi Junction, construction was also begun on an elevated freeway-standard bypass of Bondi Junction. The Bondi Junction Bypass (later renamed Syd Einfeld Drive after the notable localman and one-time Member for Phillip), unlike the railway, was constructed quickly, opening in January 1979. The road runs around the northern side of the business district from Oxford Street at Ocean Street to Oxford Street at Bondi Road and is elevated at approximately five metres from ground level. It is constructed as a continuous concrete plank bridge. At less than 2km it is often noted as the shortest freeway in Sydney. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Division of Phillip was a former Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

With the railway opening in June 1979, the year saw major changes to traffic flow in Bondi Junction. As a result of the opening of these two projects, the block of Oxford Street between Adelaide Street and Bronte Road was given over to buses only and the section between Bronte Road and Newland Street became a pedestrian mall: Bondi Junction Mall. The opening of the railway provided the opportunity to rationalise bus services in the Eastern Suburbs, with many city services eliminated entirely or terminated at the new Bondi Junction Bus-Rail Interchange. Due to cost cutting the pedestrian mall and bus-rail interchange (and indeed the railway station itself) were of poor design and construction. Nonetheless the popularity of the railway was manifest and Bondi Junction interchange became the largest suburban bus terminus in Australia. An interchange is a location where two things meet, usually perform some kind of exchange, and possibly go on their ways again. ...

In 1998, Woollahra Council, then controlling the site of the bus interchange, finalised an agreement to sell the airspace above the site to Meriton Apartments who commenced construction of a new bus interchange together with two residential apartment towers of over 70m height in April 1999. While this took place, an upgrade works were also performed on Bondi Junction railway station. The new interchange was temporarily opened in September 2000 for the Sydney Olympics but subsequently closed for further work. The new bus interchange opened in July 2001. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

In 2003 Waverley Council upgraded the Oxford Street pedestrian mall and embarked on a general upgrade of streets and footpaths in the commercial area which is ongoing. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

High Density Development

Bondi Junction is Sydney's fifth largest business district behind the CBD itself, North Sydney, Parramatta and Chatswood. Typical development in the commercial area consists of strip-mall type development two or three levels high. However, over the last 35 years some 20 buildings of 12 levels or higher have been constructed. See also: North Sydney, Nova Scotia North Sydney is the name of a suburb, local and federal government area, and commercial district on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Parramatta is a city, suburb and Local Government Area in Sydney, Australia, 25 kilometres west of the central business district (CBD) in Western Sydney. ... Categories: Incomplete Sydney suburbs | Suburbs of Sydney ...

The first development was of the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club (Easts - the local Rugby League club for then Eastern Suburbs Roosters - in the late 1960s. This included a 14 floor office tower which opened in 1968. This was the largest high-rise commercial office development outside the CBD at the time. Rugby league is a team sport, played by two teams of 13 players. ... The Sydney Roosters are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia. ...

In the 1980s, following the completion of the Eastern Suburbs Railway, commercial development reached a peak with several office buildings built throughout Bondi Junction. In the 1990s however this was mostly displaced by residential developments.

Shopping Centres

The Grace Brothers opened a large department store on the site of a former picture theatre on Oxford Street in 1939. This store dominated shopping in the region until modern shopping centres arrived. Grace Bros was an Australian retail chain that was bought by Coles Myer in 1983. ... Interior of a typical Macys department store. ... A typical multiplex (AMC Promenade 30 in Woodland Hills, California). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The King of Prussia Mall, one of the largest in the world, located in Pennsylvania, United States For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see pedestrian street or promenade. ...

In the early 1970s a shopping centre known as The Carousel was opened. This three-level centre of around 50 shops included a Safeway (later Woolworths) supermarket and, notably for the time, a Food Court (of sorts). The centre got its name from the large carousel place in the middle atrium of the ground floor. Woolworths Limited, or Woolies (as it is colloquially known) is a large Australian retail corporation. ... A carousel in a summer festival in London, with traditional animal mounts, barley twist poles and fairy lights. ...

With the promise of the Eastern Suburbs Railway, a larger shopping centre was begun by the Uniting Church (who owned part of the site) and AMP. This shopping centre, called Bondi Junction Plaza opened in 1976. In 1979 the first of two commercial office towers ("Plaza Tower I") was opened above the site. The second ("Plaza Tower II"), larger tower, opened in 1985 and due to the altitude of Bondi Junction, is the transmission point for two FM radio stations. Both these towers are over 80m in height. The construction of the shopping centre was a watershed, as Australia had no other commercial shopping projects of such scale during the 1970s. Migrant labourers brought their experience gained from large construction projects in Europe and a tradition of trade unionism. The construction site became a bastion of the Builder's Labourers Federation (BLF) and the Communist Party of Australia (CPA). Logo of the UCA The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. ... AMP Limited, usually known simply as AMP, is an Australian financial services company providing life insurance, managed funds, and other investment products. ... This article is about the year. ... Roberts FM radio FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Eureka Stockade Flag, used as the flag of the Builders Labourers Federation The Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) was an Australian trade union organisation which existed from 1911 until 1972, and from 1976 until 1986, when it was permanently deregistered in various Australian States by the federal Labor government... The Communist Party of Australia was founded in 1920 and dissolved in 1991. ...

The NSW Public Transport Commission (precursor to the present Rail Corporation of NSW (RailCorp)) originally intended to construct a shopping complex around Bondi Junction railway station and link this to the Bondi Junction Plaza development by means of underground tunnel. The tunnel was opposed by the local Chamber of Commerce and subsequently dropped together with the entire commercial development in 1976 when the railway was reassessed in a cost-cutting exercise. Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) is a wholly owned by the government of New South Wales, part of the New South Wales Railways. ... Chambers of commerce are business advocacy groups which are usually not associated with government. ...

In 1985 a third shopping centre was opened below the Eastgate residential apartment development. A fourth shopping centre was opened above the new bus interchange in 2001.

In 1994 The Westfield Group bought a controlling interest in Bondi Junction Plaza, renaming it Westfield Bondi Junction Plaza. They immediately began planning a redevelopment of the shopping centre and the Grace Bros site opposite. The first Development Application was lodged with the two controlling councils (Waverley and Woollahra) in 1996. The councils were unable to reach a joint conclusion between themselves and Westfield on the development. While they agreed in principle to the development, they variously object to the scale of the project. This dragged on into 1998 before the NSW government assumed planning control of the project. It was subsequently approved with minor modification. Westfield did not begin development immediately in view of the now imminent 2000 Olympics. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... The Westfield Group ASX: WDC is an Australian-owned company that owns shopping centres in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 2000 Westfield bought out AMP's remaining stake in the shopping complex and also purchased the adjacent Carousel centre. Plans were amended to incorporate this centre into the redevelopment, further delaying the project. Construction of the new shopping centre (re-dubbed Westfield Bondi Junction) began in 2002. Since its completion, in stages beginning in November 2003 and completing in August 2004, it has been one of the largest shopping complexes in the Sydney metropolitan area. It is known colloquially as "WBJ" and is touted by Westfield as a new experience in shopping, featuring exclusive brand-name fashion stores and a restaurant precinct, a first in Australia. This article is about the year 2000. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ...

External links

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