Something in the Air

For over a century, the Bells Hotel has been a local landmark in Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney. It has remained largely unchanged while the suburb’s maritime and working-class history has been slowly replaced by restaurants and up-market housing. The pub’s suspended awning appears to float in the air above the bay as the sun rises behind the graceful finger wharf. The two buildings stand today as a tribute to those who fought to preserve them.