Historic Brisbane bayside home back on demolition path after court ruling

“Since 1964, the character of this section of Flinders Parade has changed dramatically,” court documents said.

“The large vacant block on the corner of Flinders Parade and Fourteenth Avenue was subdivided and two new large modern houses were constructed thereon.

“An existing vacant parcel of land was developed with a more modern form of design and construction. Another larger lot was subdivided and developed with a large and modern house.

“The net result of all of this was that this section of Flinders Parade now comprises of 13 dwellings of which only four have been definitively identified as pre-1947 houses.”

Two Brisbane heritage architects, Malcolm…