It’s interesting to note that the peninsula area of Kangaroo Point was referred to as “the Point” as early as 1935. It was also described as a restful residential suburb. How times change! The impact of the construction of a major bridge such as the Story Bridge, then known as the Brisbane River Bridge, hugely impacted on this quiet suburb.
It didn’t matter who you were when land was needed for a highway for the bridge. Among the houses resumed were those of very prominent people, including the parents of J.A. Holt, the bridge designer; Mr E.K. Tully, President of the Chamber of Commerce; and the Mr E.F. Gilchrist, City Engineer.
