2 Danks Street In the Press

News and articles on the 2 Danks Street complex.


Danks Street Gallery

2004

The Danks Street Gallery has taken Sydney's art world by surprise. It is a collection of independent galleries housed in an old warehouse in the backwaters of Waterloo. An indication of its success as a space is the fact that the gallery area put aside for 2 week hires by independent artists is now booked out until 2005. Danks Street is the creation of Leo Christie. ...more

   

Walkabout #3 - Danks Street, Waterloo (2017)

Time Out Sydney Issue 25: April 30-May 6, 2008, pp.36-37
Luke Benedictus

The standard recipe for urban gentrification works something like this. First, locate a suitable patch of industrial wasteland where the police sirens wail and broken glass litters the streets. Next, whip up some artistic buzz by opening a gallery to give the area a bit of bohemian cachet and cultural oomph. Sprinkle liberally with organic cafes and boutiques. Then simply pop in the oven and wait for the property prices to rocket. ...more

   

Danks Street Depot

The Sydney Morning Herald May 29, 2007
Lenny Ann Low      Photo:Domino Postiglione

A nibble at the bar is taken to new heights at a celebration of fresh food and fine drinks...Think bar food and you might think nuts. Warmed nuts, shelled nuts, nuts covered in salt. Salt, of course, makes you thirsty and when you're thirsty you need a drink and, look, you're in a bar so, bartender, another martini, please. That's the trick of nuts. ...more

   

There's Something About Sydney: Waterloo

budgettravel.com Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Michael Endelman

Waterloo's swift turn from light-industrial wasteland to buzzy arts district has happened so fast that the neighborhood isn't even listed in most guidebooks or on tourist maps. But it's only 20 minutes by taxi from the Central Business District (CBD), or a 15-minute walk south of Surry Hills. ...more