May 2026 Never seen a house this far gone - this is in Wellington Street Cremorne, close to the silos near the river. It looks like it’s pretty original, at least since maybe the 1910s, with the kitchen out back with its stumpy chimney, the lean-to behind that possibly the bathroom or the laundry. Very … Continue reading Too far gone ? →

May 2026 I thought all the tiles at Richmind Station were 50s band-aid pink, but no they’re in five different colours (I didn’t get the blue one). It’s so very grungy and plain, the only nice thing is the tiles - but a lady stopped to say to me that it was great, and she … Continue reading Richmond Train Station →

May 2026 Mysterton, a rather grand house in Crimea Street St Kilda caught my eye a while ago - an unusual amount of window in the main bay, and a fine very Queen Anne style entry portico, not to mention the very shabby chic gates. It’s just now been listed for sale, first time since … Continue reading Arty St Kilda home →

May 2026 Chapel Lodge rears up in Chapel Street St Kilda, downhill from Alma Road, and it’s an unusually large block of early postwar flats, built c1948-50. At 6 floors it’s one of the relatively few elevator apartment buildings up to that date (eg Stanhill, Queens Road also 1950, last pic). The architect was the … Continue reading Great bookie hideout →

May 2026 City Edge in South Melbourne, the soft edge of Brutalism, built in stages between 1971 and 74, designed by Jackson Walker. It’s pretty amazing, townhouses and flats arranged along raised internal walkways, all with balconies or gardens, with two main blocks and a hidden bit of bush land park between. There’s lots of … Continue reading City Edge, South Melbourne →

May 2026 Can’t decide if this is interesting or just kind of ugly - Park Court is on the corner of St Kilda Street and Ormond Road Elwood overlooking Elsternwick Park, and was built in 1938. The architects were Seabrook & Fildes, who brought blocky cream brick Dutch Modernism to Melbourne with their prize winning … Continue reading Modernist flats Elwood, altered →

May 2026 Can’t decide if this is interesting or just kind of ugly - Park Court is on the corner of St Kilda Street and Ormond Road Elwood overlooking Elsternwick Park, and was built in 1938. The architects were Seabrook & Fildes, who brought blocky cream brick Dutch Modernism to Melbourne with their prize winning … Continue reading Modernist flats Elwood, altered →

May 2026 Nine years ago today - the 1926 Princess Mary Club next to the Wesley Church in Lonsdale Street was demolished to make way for an office tower. It was very much a long game played by the church - they closed the club, built as a hostel for working women, in 1990 with … Continue reading Princess Mary Club →

May 2026 Very cute Victorian shop/house on the corner of Barkly and Grey Streets St Kilda - that little tower marks the intersection, and it’s just off the corner, so it looks up the diagonal of Grey Street, a smart idea. It’s also cute cos it’s pink and peeling and hasn’t changed in forever. It … Continue reading Pretty in pink →

May 2026 This amazing huge thing is pretty much only known to the people of Geelong - it’s the Barwon Sewer Aqueduct that runs across a floodplain to the south of the city, built in 1913-15, and sadly it’s about to be demolished. It was designed by leading concrete engineers Stone & Siddeley, built using … Continue reading Barwon aqueduct to be demolished →