When I was a kid, one of the highlights of a trip along the Kwinana freeway at night was seeing the ships made of lights on the old Swan Brewery. There were two, in the set the Endeavour and a cruise ship - QEII?? - not sure. We used to count the seconds between the change of patterns, no idea what that total was now though.
In the late 80's, whilst we held the Americas cup, they added Australia II to the set
All gone now, I doubt the people living in the apartments they've built there would approve of a few hundred light bulbs flashing in front of their windows all night.
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Were you a country kid driving up and over the narrows waiting for the big excitement of the ship?
Ali
I have a memory of some other lights, as well as these, from when I was about 5 years old (1974) that no one else seems to remember, so I wonder if I just imagined them. I distinctly recall seeing some cartoon type animals somewhere along the freeway too around Canning Bridge area. They would flash and change too and the one that sticks in my mind is a octopus. Does anyone remember them?