Minton House - History

Rich history of creativity. If the walls of Minton House could narrate the stories they would do so in full cinematic surround sound.

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When Kings Cross was a hub for Sydney’s bohemians in the 1970s, Minton House attracted a colony of artists including John Coburn, Martin Sharp and later, the trio behind the internationally successful Dinosaur Designs.

Its location at the heart of the club scene and nearby cosmopolitan cafés made it a magnet for creative types looking for cheap rent and a pulse of creativity.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Minton House became the epicentre of independent film production and for many years it was home to numerous important figures in the Australian film industry.

Baz Luhrmann, Ken Cameron and Jan Chapman all plied their trade here making more than fifty films including Little Fish, Mullet, Walking on Water, Soft Fruit, Garage Days, Idiot Box, Dirty Deeds and Somersault. John Polson also began the highly successful Tropfest from within these walls.

Kings Cross, formerly known as Queens Cross, formally re-named

Appearance of medium density flats with the completion of ‘Kingsclere’

The height of the building activity creating the village of Kings Cross

Minton House designed by the architectural firm JE and ER Justelius. And building constructed

Minton House street level retailers include a fruiterer, dressmaker, hairdresser, florist, chemist and fishmonger

First refreshment room opens at Minton House

First major wave of European migrants

Max Dupain takes a famous photograph of the intersection of Darlinghurst Road and Bayswater Road from a first floor flat

American servicemen on leave from the Pacific War flood into the Cross

Second wave of migration from poverty-stricken Europe

Vietnam era. American soldiers return to Kings Cross

Minton House residential tenancies converted to commercial rentals on upper levels. Previous residents include artists John Coburn, Judit Shead and Martin Sharp, as well as the playwright Louise Nowra

Office spaces on upper levels used by the self-styled Minton House Auteurs as production facilities for the independent film industry

Renovation of building for new generation of commercial tenants

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