Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Ultra-Modern Building
Planned for Brisbane
Brisbane, Dec. 26.- The Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. has taken out preliminary plans for a new five-storey £531,490 building at the corner of Queen-street and North Quay.
It will have a curved facade facing Victoria Bridge and fronted by spacious lawns and gardens. There will be an inner shopping arcade and basement parking accommodation for 150 cars.
It is understood the Prudential Assurance Co. has offered to import all building materials. The company’s negotiations on the proposed building with the Minister in charge of building control, the Labour and Industry Minister (Mr. A. Jones) have continued for several months.
One of the biggest financial institutions of the British Empire, the Prudential Assurance Co. has an Australia-wide building programme.
Description source:
Cairns Post, 27 December 1951
View the original image at Queensland State Archives:
Digital Image ID 21603