Cocktail Bar steelgrate its framework catching the flat

its framework catching the flat light of a site that processed dolerite aggregate for almost a century

its metal parts giving way to rust

fragments scattered across the tile floor

paint peeling in sheets from the walls and rust settling across the old machinery

A grease pump sits on the factory floor of the former O-I Glass facility at Spotswood

Cocktail Bar steelgrate its framework catching the flatEmpty bottles and glassware still line the counter of the cocktail bar, untouched since Balmain Leagues Club closed on 28 March 2010. The bar sat inside a purpose built community venue at the corner of Victoria Road and Darling Street, Rozelle, which served the Tigers and the surrounding working class suburb from 1957. Part of the Balmain Leagues Club series.