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Milton River Walk, 2017
2017.0516
P1070577

I have collected many shots of the demolished floating riverside Drift Restaurant, removed late in 2022 after the earlier Brisbane River flood of February. The building had been derelict and vandalised since the significant flood destruction of January 2011.

Over the years, all cladding, windows and walls had been damaged or removed, and only the structural frame remained, topped with its iconic twin peak tensile sail roofline.

Following the 2022 February riverine flood, the remaining structure rode the floodwater peak, allowed by its footing design to rise with the waters and avoid going under again.

The success was short-lived, and the structural shell pivoted and crash-landed into the riverwalk. Its rusted steel platform's acute angle rose above the river like a broken ship’s hull awaiting its fate.

Nearby cranes, erected on barges on the river, were prepared to remedy the chaos. The future was determined. The hull platform, remaining structure and roofline were cut apart and transported back down the river.

My long-term project, looking at the years-long deterioration of this once vibrant river restaurant, has come to a close.

Taken in: Australia / Queensland / Milton (show map)

Taken on: May 16, 2017

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