Girl in Melbourne: Fading, peeling, cracked

Sunday, 17 October 2010

Fading, peeling, cracked

No, not that kind of coke. A very old building on the grounds of the Abbotsford Convent

Abbotsford Convent again

Old Velvet Soap advertisement on Vere Street, Abbotsford

Liptons Tea advertisement just off Johnston Street, Collingwood

Check out the six-digit phone number! Just off George Street, Fitzroy

Johnston Street, near the corner of Brunswick St. The whole sign says

Rusden Birrell & Co Pty Ltd

3 comments:

Gillian18 October 2010 at 13:16
Love the angel at the top of pillar in the Johnston Street pic. Wonder if she has been added more recently, she looks clean and not weathered.

Obviously the "Bois and Charbon" building is where they kept their coal or coke, which is different to coal. I didn't think it was used much domestically. Great shot; I can almost see the 18th / 19th century people walking about.
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Peter Mooney18 October 2010 at 21:57
These are great
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Stef27 February 2013 at 13:31
Hi. Enjoying these posts, even though I'm coming in late.

Thought I'd mention that we're running a free event for any Melbourne people interested in 'ghost signs', in the Melbourne CBD (VU's Flinders Street campus) on March 12, 2013 from 4pm - 7pm. It will feature ghost sign expert Sam Roberts (ghostsigns.co.uk) and Stephen Banham (typography authority and author of the book Characters). All are welcome. More details here:

http://findingtheradiobook.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/forthcoming-ghost-sign-seminar-with.html
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Ace things about Melbourne

* Brunswick Street
* Chapel Street Bazaar.
* It has a lane named after rock band AC/DC and a swimming pool named after a Prime Minister who is believed to have drowned at sea
* Its vibrant multiculturalism
* Royal Botanic Gardens.
* Shady Caroline Street in South Yarra
* The disco balls hanging above Rankins Lane in the city
* The domed reading room of the State Library.
* The eucalyptus trees and old lamps beside the river near Fed Square.
* The huge mural spanning the length of the side wall of Dimmey's discount department store in Green Street Richmond
* The laneways, especially Degraves Street and Centre Place.
* The old terrace houses in the inner suburbs.
* The Royal and Block Arcades.
* The street art (commissioned and otherwise).
* The Victorian architecture, especially the interior of 333 Collins Street, the Olderfleet Building and the Melbourne Safe Deposit Building on Queen Street
* The view of the city at night from the Swan Street Bridge.
* The Windsor end of Chapel Street
* There's always a festival or major event happening.

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