Brighton Beach Huts – Victoria, Australia
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About the location (from Wiki):
Brighton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km south-east from Melbourne’s central business district. The Dendy Street Beach, just south of Middle Brighton, features 82 colourful bathing boxes, which are one of the tourist icons of Melbourne. The boxes share a uniformity of size and build, and a regular arrangement along the beach, and are the only surviving such structures close to the Melbourne CBD. A Planning Scheme Heritage Overlay on the boxes by the Bayside City Council restricts alterations, and all retain their Victorian era architecture, such as timber frames, weatherboard sidings, and corrugated iron roofs, without amenities such electricity or running water. The bathing boxes may only be purchased by residents paying local council rates, and as of 2008 were selling for prices in the range of AU$200,000, with annual council rates of around AU$500, despite their lack of amenities. In 2009 plans were announced to build at least six new bathing boxes in an effort by the council to raise funds in excess of AU$1 million in light of the global financial crisis.
Movies shot at this location:
Enna Idhu Enna Idhu song from Nala Damayanthi
Kya Sunaaoon song from Crook




