A war of altitude in Civic

A war of altitude in Civic

There’s a 1950s office building in Civic that once triggered fierce rivalry in the corporate world because it was Canberra’s first multi-storey block – and the tallest building in town. The four-storey MLC building on London Circuit was such a big deal that it hosted live radio broadcasts and when the circus came to town, acrobats repelled down its side. Meanwhile next door, on what was then Petrie Street, fellow life-insurance company AMP was e…