Cochrane Street: Past and Present

Might this be one of the steep streets above Central District? It surely is, for on the far left of John Thomson’s streetscape, set onto the brick wall, a sign names Cochrane Street. The view was probably taken from above Wellington Street since, right up to the oblique junction with Lyndhurst Terrace, seen at the top, no crossroads can be seen. However, due to modern sight-line interruptions near there, the 2015 images was taken from immediately above Queen’s Road Central, on the bridge at the start of the escalator. Along the street, Thomson almost certainly has posed some figures. They all stand motionless for a lengthy exposure. The blurred patterns across the middle of the road are from other – unhelpfully moving – figures.