Brunswick Market, IG Anderson, 1930

In Ballarat Street, Brunswick, one block back from Sydney Road, there’s this crazy thing – the former #BrunswickMarket was designed by #IGAnderson (who went on to do loads of great #ArtDeco flats later), and built in 1930, just in time for the depression to hit, and it went bankrupt in 1933 (it was a private endeavour). Contained Victoria’s first ‘self-serve grocery’, almost a supermarket, and the roof is held up by huge arched #BelfastTruss supports. Crazy combo of Spanish, Gothic and stylisation almost #ArtDeco – Anderson also did the #AvonButterFactory in Fitzroy in a similar style, and designed an even more exciting version as a market in Bendigo in 1931, sadly not built. This place was I think threatened in the 90s, but added to the #VictorianHeritageRegister in 1997, think it’s been struggling for uses, or maybe not, just nothing terribly exciting (a dance studio?) – seems to be a woodworker in one corner – the main entrances not used as such it seems. For sale right now, photos 3,4, from ads, seems there’s some (windowless ?) apartments…fortunately given the importance of the trusses it won’t be facaded for 5 floors of flats.