Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Greenmount Beach Resort 1980 - 2008

Hill St. Coolangatta Queensland, Australia

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Greenmount Beach Resort from the back of Hill St. .....


.... The Initial Entry to the Resort from Hill St. ....


.... The Resort from Outside at Greenmount Point ....

.... Looking North from Greenmount Point ....

.... Looking South from Greenmount Point ....

....The Direction Finder at Greenmount Point ....

....The Pandanas Trees and Hoop Pines at Greenmount Point ....


....The Dry Stacked Brick Walls in the Upper Part of the Resort ....


....The Swimming Pool at the Resort ....
..... in 1980 the Pool was a Black Natural Colour
with Flowing Aggregate Paving and Edges .....
..... now it is a an aquamarine colour with ochre paving tiles ...


.... Bush Basalt Boulders terrace the embankment
on the north side of the pool ....






...The Lower Carpark of the Resort
with tall Flooded Gums ....



....... Basalt Bush Boulder marks the initial
entry into the front lower courtyard
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... entry path leads across the timber footbridge ....
.... across a level area and up several
steps to the covered parking areas.
This then leads to the main foyer area ....

.... the lower front courtyard with a
wide aggregate paving .....
..... .. leading to a dry creek which
drains water off the site ....


....... a small timber footbridge leads
from the entry street into
the lower front courtyard ....


....... Entry into the lower front courtyard
across a small timber footbridge ....
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....... Inside the Main Foyer .... a small
internal glass-walled courtyard
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....... Photograph of early Greenmount in the 1950's ....

....... Inside the Main Foyer ......



....... Thick fern and shrub plants planted
among the bush boulders and horizontal logs,
effectively helps the
retaining on a steep slope ....

....... Basalt Bush Boulders and horizontally
placed old bush logs
act as as informal
retaining on a steep slope
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.......A footpath in aggregate concrete above the spacious
entry and exit into the Resort
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....... Greenmount Beach Resort is a prominent sign
when you come to the
Resort itself ...

.......Looking across the white beach of Coolangatta Beach,
The Resort rises out of the Pines on
Greenmount Point ....



Greenmount Beach Resort 1980 - 2008

Hill St. Coolangatta Queensland, Australia

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Greenmount Beach Resort 1981 ..... the Back of the Resort

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Greenmount Beach Resort 1981 ..... the Front of the Resort





















































































































































































































































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