postcard | brisbane powerhouse {BNE102}

brisbane powerhouse {construction} 1928 - 1940 {location} lamington street new farm {style} industrial {material} brick {architect} roy rusden ogg {reason} to provide electricity for the tram network + several brisbane suburbs {users} powerstation workers {heritage listing} yes {other} once buses replaced trams the building was decommissioned in 1971 and became derelict - it reopened in 2000 as a multi-purpose centre for the arts