The Block is a colloquial but universally applied name given to a residential block of social housing in the suburb of Redfern, Sydney, bound by Eveleigh, Caroline, Louis and Vine Streets. Beginning in 1973, houses on this block were purchased over a period of 30 years by the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) for use as a project in Aboriginal-managed housing.
The Block at Eveleigh Street with Aboriginal flag mural, vacant lots and deteriorated terraces c. 2003.
A prominent mural on the Block photographed in 2008, located on the corner of Lawson Street and Eveleigh Street.
Demolition of the Block in 2011. All of the original buildings including the flag mural have been removed.
Redfern is an inner southern suburb of Sydney located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Strawberry Hills is a locality on the border with Surry Hills. The area experienced the process of gentrification and is subject to extensive redevelopment plans by the state government, to increase the population and reduce the concentration of poverty in the suburb and neighbouring Waterloo.
Redfern Park
Redfern Post Office, early 1890s
Elizabeth Street in 1890
Redfern Town Hall
