Just up the South Eastern Freeway is the Littlehampton Twin tunnel system.
The eastern-most tunnel is a concrete box culvert stormwater tunnel. What’s most intriguing about this tunnel is the old telegraph wiring traversing the full length of the ceiling.
The second western-most tunnel is a 96m long ARMCO railway tunnel — the SteamRanger’s only tunnel! It was installed when the South Eastern Freeway was built and replaced an open rail cutting known as McGrath’s Cutting.
Originally an Adelaide nursing home, in its latter years “Joist Manor” became office space used by local sports and ambulance associations.
Along with ~135 other buildings, it has been purchased and marked for demolition by the SA Government as part of a major roadway widening. Many of the buildings along this road now sit abandoned…
After seeing Scott McCarten’s “Heartbreak Hotel” photo posted on Urban Exploration Adelaide we just had to locate it. It took a while — it wasn’t an easy find, but items in the distance beyond the window frame gave us clues…
Constructed in the 1850’s it was used as a Hotel until the early 1900’s after which it became office space. This heritage listed building now sits in a state of disrepair.
