Shacked up in Paradise
ONE of Surfers Paradise’s last remaining 1950s beach shacks will go to auction after more than four decades in the one family.
Yellow Cottage, a weatherboard shack at 15 Thornton St, is nestled within the concrete jungle of inner Surfers Paradise, harbouring museum-like memories of postwar Gold Coast.
It occupies a 405sq m lot nestled between a boutique block of apartments and a trilevel mansion on a beachside address that is just metres from the iconic sands of Surfers Paradise beach shadowed by Northcliffe Surf Club and lifeguard tower 32.
With its yellow weatherboard facade, mint green trims and corrugated window hoods, the little cottage exudes the charm and character of a bygone era.
It has been in Luke Blakey’s family for at least 40 years, and he inherited it upon the death of his grandfather, Leo Brennan.
“He bought a lot of properties up and down the coast but it was this one he lived in until he passed away,” Mr Blakey said.
“As a child I would go there and stay the weekend, so it’s been a part of my life since I was born.
“It’s quite sad to be letting it go but it’s time I start a new chapter in my life. I think whoever buys it would probably knock it down and build a new place but I’d love to see
Nit kept and restored.”
Marketing agent Stuartt Reeder, of Ray White e Broadbeach, said the property was open for inspection today and to- morrow, 10-10.30am.