Art
Deco in the Tropics - Innisfail Inc., North Queensland, Australia
In Tropical Far North Queensland the Innisfail
Central Business District is undergoing an urban
renewal.
The rebuilding of Innisfail
following the cyclone of 1918 gave Innisfail its predominate
Art Deco Style of architecture. For the second time in history,
in March 2006, Cyclone Larry created the opportunity for
Innisfail’s art deco architecture
to be revitalised and preserved.
Today
Innisfail’s CBD area has  Australia’s
largest concentration of art deco buildings. Within 300 metres
there are examples of Spanish, Sicilian, Moroccan, Italian
and Anglo Saxon art deco design facades.
Art Deco in the Tropics – Innisfail
Inc was established in 2002 to promote and conserve and celebrate
the architectural heritage of Innisfail and the surrounding
townships.
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