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10BotanyBayAnewhotspotThewesternshoresofBotanyBaywerealwaysseenasabeachsideresort.TheareawasnamedaertheEnglishbeachresortofBrightonbutwithaFrenchtwistBrighton-Le-Sands.Inthelate1880sThomasSaywellbuiltextensivepublicswimmingbathswithitsownpromenadeandatramconneconbacktoRockdaleStaon.TheimportanceoftheareawasreinforcedbythenameofthemainbeachfrontroadTheGrandParade.ButthegrandnessneverreallyarrivedcertainlynotatthescaleofthebeachfrontresorttownsoftheFrenchRiviera.SydneyArchitectAndrewAndersonshassuggestedtherenewalofthearcoflandoverlookingthebeachesoverBotanyBay.TheGrandParadecouldreallyliveuptoitstlewithapartmentsandhotels8storeyshighthatfollowthesweepofthebay.Atkeycentrestallerbuildingsupto18or20storeyscouldpunctuatethebuiltform.BalconieswouldoverlookthewateracrossTheGrandParadetowardsnewrestaurantsthatreectedourcosmopolitanculture.AlightrailwouldtrackaroundthebayandreconnectbacktoRockdalerailwaystaonasthetramsdidover100yearsagoandontotheproposedmetrocirclelineatWolliCreek.Brighton-Le-SandscouldbecomeliketheFrenchRivieraBrighton-Le-Sandsc1948ImagebySteveTerrill10000NEWDWELLINGS