St Paul’s Anglican Church was one of several Anglican churches built in the city in the early colonial period. For many years the city’s Anglican community worshipped at Holy Trinity on North Terrace, St Luke’s in Whitmore Square, and St John’s on…

The Crown and Anchor Hotel was first licensed in 1853. Along with a number of other hotels, it was completely rebuilt in the 1880s. Further extensions were added to the building in the 1920s. More recently, the balcony of the historic pub was given a…

The Producers is easy to find due to its distinctive timber decoration. It is a now rare example of the Queen Anne style popular at the time of Australian Federation in 1901. However, the site's history and the hotel's name date from Adelaide’s…

Since it opened in 2003, Jive has been one of the city’s most popular live music venues. Jive has hosted many famous musical acts including The Cat Empire, Missy Higgins, Passenger, Courtney Barnett, The Presets, The Gossip, Eskimo Joe, Xavier Rudd,…

The lion atop Fowler’s Live is a well-known icon of the City of Adelaide and provides a hint to the building’s former use. In 1854, David and James Fowler opened a retail shop in King William Street. The business grew rapidly and by the 1880s,…

Nexus Arts began as an artists’ collective known as the Multicultural Arts Workers Committee. The collective brought together artists in South Australia to encourage greater appreciation of the state’s culturally diverse arts. In 1984, the collective…

The Edinburgh Castle Hotel is South Australia’s oldest continuously licensed hotel. Its first owner, George Guthrie, applied for the first publican’s license in May 1837, six months after the Colony of South Australia was established. With little…

The Grace Emily Hotel is one of the West End’s most historic pubs. The Colony of South Australia was only three years old when the hotel, known then as The Launceston, was established. Located in Adelaide's West End, The Launceston was the local for…

For many decades, 36 Grote Street was home of tobacco shop, Charles Tunney & Sons Ltd. Opened in 1910, tobacconist Charles Edward Tunney’s shop was considered a “Grote Street institution”. Three generations of Tunney’s ran the family-owned…

Since it first opened in the 1860s, the Crown and Sceptre Hotel has been a much-loved live music venue in the city’s south. The first Crown and Sceptre Hotel opened in 1868 on King William Street in the former showroom of the Hubble Brothers' coach…

Like many live music venues in the city, The Jade has a strong association with Adelaide's historic buildings. The Jade Monkey began its trade as a live music venue twelve years ago in a 140-year old building on Twin Street. The building was once the…

The Adelaide Town Hall remains a major city landmark and a popular live music venue for concerts. The foundation stone for the City’s town hall was laid on 4 May 1863 by the Governor of South Australia at the time, Sir Dominick Daly. When it was…

Ten years after the first lectures began at the University of Adelaide, the School of Music was established. Many South Australians, including composer and former Governor Sir William Robinson, had agitated for such a school. Its founding in 1884 was…