I can see how you would have been enamoured by this as a child - I think I would have been too.

I think it's really lovely - raucous, but lovely. Of course, the raucous element would have added to its charm when I was a kid. It's sad that they tore down a landmark with such history, but I'm glad that some of it was preserved, even if in a different place.

I live in an historic area of Australia, and it's often heartbreaking to see our history torn down in the name of progress. Future generations won't thank us for it.