"Girl on a Slide' sculpture by John Dowie (source: Adelaide City Council)

The 'Girl on a Slide' sculpture by John Dowie is landmark 5 on the Rundle Mall Discovery Trail.

Installed in 1977 in the new mall, this sculpture was created as a ‘discovery piece’, something that wouldn’t be visible from a distance, but would be discovered by accident. It was donated to the City of Adelaide by the now closed John Martins department store.

Dowie is one of South Australia’s most respected sculptors and his works appear all over Adelaide, from the fountain in Victoria Square to the Richardson Gates at Adelaide Oval.

Discovery Trail Landmarks

1. Historic corner - Beehive Corner
2. Adelaide Visitor Information Centre
3. 'A Day Out' - Rundle Mall's bronze pigs
4. 'Progress' by Lyndon Dadswell
5. 'Girl on a Slide' by John Dowie
6. The Magic Cave
7. 'Spheres' by Bert Flugelman - the 'Mall's Balls'
8. The Regent Arcade
9. Adelaide Arcade and Gays Arcade
10. The Rundle Mall Fountain
11. Ruthven Mansions
12. Scots Church
13. Bonython Hall, University of Adelaide
14. The Art Gallery of South Australia
15. The South Australian Museum
16. His Majesty King Edward VII
17. South Australian Migraton Museum
18. South Australian National War Memorial and South Australian Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen Memorial
19. Statue of Venus
20. Walk of Fame (SA's Greats)
21. South African Soldiers Memorial
22. Government House
23. Parliament House
24. Adelaide Club and Queen Adelaide Club
25. The Rundle Lantern