End of an era as old Chan building demolition begins as part of State Square redevelopment
THE wrecking crews have moved in and the walls of the old Chan building opposite Parliament House have started coming down to end an era
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THE wrecking crews have moved in and the walls of the old Chan Building opposite Parliament House have started coming down.
The demolition ends an era and makes way for the revitalised State Square precinct.
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The Chan Building is the eighth and last of the large government office blocks to be built in the centre of Darwin in the 1960s.
It was originally known as Block 8 before being renamed after the late Harry Chan, a Chinese-Australian businessman and former Darwin Lord Mayor.
It is the last of a group of office blocks built in the 60s to house Commonwealth Government workers.
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It has had a sometimes colourful and sometimes controversial history, being a workplace for public servants, and serving for a short period as the Legislative Assembly and housing a creative arts centre.
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