Chatswood is named after the wife of district pioneer and Mayor of Willoughby Richard Hartnett. His wife Charlotte was affectionately known as Chattie, and in 1876 Hartnett named his estate “Chatswood”. When the post office was built in 1879, the suburb took on the name of the districts most significant property The area began to prosper with the arrival of the rail in 1890, and by the 1920’s, it was described as one of Sydney’s “fashionable” suburbs and a commercial centre. In the last decade,...