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Artist's impression of Marcus Clark Building, Railway Square c1905

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Shopping

The early colony's closed economy, with limited currency and reliance on government rations, did not foster a retail culture, but it soon developed as the city moved beyond its prison status. At first dealing in necessities of life, Sydney's shops became more elaborate and diverse over time, and as elsewhere, department stores and shopping malls developed new kinds of shopping and consumption.

Commercial building

Retail

Trams

814 George Street Haymarket

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Eight storey emporium built for Marcus Clark & Co in 1906 at the corner of Pitt and George streets, it remains a commanding presence in Railway Square. Designed by James Nangle, it was modelled on the Fuller building, or flat iron building, in New York. 

Railway Square

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Intersection of Broadway, George Street and Pitt Streets on the western side of Central Railway Station that marks the edge of the city centre. 

Marcus Clark and Co

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Major department store of the first half of the twentieth century with branches in several Sydney suburbs and regional New South Wales.

Broadway

Street at the western edge of Sydney's central business district which gives its name to the locality around it.

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