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| Above: Sharpies Golf Store in 2006. The store had closed in 2004, but the facade was still intact from its day of closure. Photo taken by the Author. |
Elizabeth Street was home to Sharpies Golf Store (Originally known as The Golf House), an independent retailer popular with golfers.
In 2004, the decision was made to close the shop after 45 years of trading on Elizabeth Street and relocate to a new store at Taren Point as its lease ended.
Source: Miller, L. "City icon's last round". The Daily Telegraph, December 15: 13.
The store was famous for its neon signage atop the building, depicting a golfer hitting a ball into the 19th hole, which was played three times a minute. The exact date of when it was put up was unknown. Some believe it was placed at the time the store opened, and others think that it was in 1964.
In 2002, the signage was heritage listed, and following its closure, it was dismantled (2007) and donated to the Powerhouse Museum.
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| Above: Sharpies Golf Store after removal of signage (2010). Photo taken by the Author. |
The site was redeveloped into Golf House, a luxury apartment complex, completed in 2019. Below are two photos of the complex, taken by me in 2023.
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