Whitten Oval, Windy Hill
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Whitten Oval, Windy Hill
I couldn't find a particularly relevant old thread to bump for this, so here's a new one. A dull day and getting acquainted with a new camera makes for some rather unattractive photography, but here are some pictures from my stadium visit for the weekend.
E. J. Whitten Stand, with the corporate box stand (name?) in the foreground. Taken from Cross Street.
Earthworks continue on a gloomy Saturday. Taken from Cross Street.
A rather muddy Northern/Eastern outer. Taken from underneath the Geelong Road overpass (I think).
The corporate box stand thingy (technical term). Taken from Gordon Street.
Whitten Stand rises above a good ol' pile of dirt. Taken from Gordon Street.
Southern/Eastern outer. Taken from Gordon Street.
Pigeon pair. Cute. Taken from Gordon Street using the classic poke-the-lens-through-the-wire-mesh photography technique.
Rear of the Whitten Stand. Taken from West Footscray railway station.
E. J. Whitten Stand, with the corporate box stand (name?) in the foreground. Taken from Cross Street.
Earthworks continue on a gloomy Saturday. Taken from Cross Street.
A rather muddy Northern/Eastern outer. Taken from underneath the Geelong Road overpass (I think).
The corporate box stand thingy (technical term). Taken from Gordon Street.
Whitten Stand rises above a good ol' pile of dirt. Taken from Gordon Street.
Southern/Eastern outer. Taken from Gordon Street.
Pigeon pair. Cute. Taken from Gordon Street using the classic poke-the-lens-through-the-wire-mesh photography technique.
Rear of the Whitten Stand. Taken from West Footscray railway station.
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Well done Cheesie, despite the not ideal conditions
Here's some threads showing what Whitten Oval once was, including now departed features such as the terracing, the Doug Hawkins wing, the old coaches box and the scoreboard, demolished last year. These links now have historical interest thus! -
The first 2 pages of this thread have various Whitten Oval pics e.g. you can see what the Gordon St side used to looked like prior to being reduced to dirt and rubble -
viewtopic.php?t=1164
And SK's pics of several VFL stadiums, including Whitten Oval and also Arden St prior to the removal of its last surviving grandstand -
viewtopic.php?p=13720#13720
Yes, Cheesie should've come 4 weeks earlier! Most of the terracing was only just ripped up over the last month. May's weather was also mostly nice and sunny, June was cold and gloomy all month.Egan wrote:Glad I went in December before to much of the terracing was destroyed. I really liked Whitten Oval and the entire area around it.
Here's some threads showing what Whitten Oval once was, including now departed features such as the terracing, the Doug Hawkins wing, the old coaches box and the scoreboard, demolished last year. These links now have historical interest thus! -
The first 2 pages of this thread have various Whitten Oval pics e.g. you can see what the Gordon St side used to looked like prior to being reduced to dirt and rubble -
viewtopic.php?t=1164
And SK's pics of several VFL stadiums, including Whitten Oval and also Arden St prior to the removal of its last surviving grandstand -
viewtopic.php?p=13720#13720
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Very nice - The Alan Hird Stand is my Windy Hill favourite. Soon they'll have to find something impressive to name after his grandson.
Along with the pavement shot, The Croquet Lawn was a good 'get'. I should've alerted Cheesie to the Trugo Lawn close to Whitten Oval! I suppose I could always cover it myself.
Along with the pavement shot, The Croquet Lawn was a good 'get'. I should've alerted Cheesie to the Trugo Lawn close to Whitten Oval! I suppose I could always cover it myself.
The latter is a given, the former also most probable. Its just far enough out from the CBD to not have one of those inner city councils that cause problems.Jeffles wrote:Very good pics. The view from the street is noteworthy and the ground is in very good condition. A supportive council, a club that has a lot of cash or both ...