Brisbane share house featured in John Birmingham novels being knocked down

IT’S the end of an era for a ramshackle Brisbane house enriched in one of Australia’s favourite novels and films.

Actor Noah Taylor in 2001 film 'He Died With A Felafel In His Hand'.

IT IS the end of an era for a humble old house enshrined in Australian literary history.

The real-life Brisbane house that was immortalised in author John Birmingham’s semi-autobiographical novel He Died With a Felafel in His Hand is being knocked down.

The single-storey house is being demolished to make to make way for 14-unit apartment complex, according to plans lodged with Brisbane City Council last year.

Brisbane resident Brad Pfeffer snapped the construction zone at 62 York St, Indooroopilly, this morning, flagging it with Birmingham, who replied with a pained “Nooooooooo…”.

Nooooooooo… https://t.co/54b5tROXpQ

— John Birmingham (@JohnBirmingham) August 6, 2015

The York St property was one of the houses featured in Birmingham’s 1994 book, which describes the colourful experiences of assorted housemates living in share houses in Brisbane and other Australian cities.

The novel was adapted into a stage play, and then into the 2001 film by the same name starring Noah Taylor and Sophie Lee.

The York St house also featured prominently in Birmingham’s sequel to He Died With a Felafel in His Hand, The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco, which was released in 1997.

Now you see it (a bit): the York St house before it was brought down. Picture: Google Maps

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