Original post 19 February 2020 Photo 16 November 2019 I wonder if a window has been filled in (I think I can see a vague outline) and what if anything was exchanged here ? #AlbertParkVillage. And here's proof from an insta follower :
Month: February 2020
Ex-bank, St Kilda.
Original post 18 February 2020 Photos 3 December 2019 I pass this nearly every day on the way to the shops or the tram - and now I finally know that yes it was built as a bank like I thought. Designed by #ReedHendersonAndSmart and built 1890 (the year #JosephReedArchitect died of ‘inanition’) it was … Continue reading Ex-bank, St Kilda.
Postmodernism in Kensington
18 February 2020 Photos 8 December 2019 A bit of wacky full-bore #postmodernism in Bellair Street Kensington; I guess someone changed a shopfront (hopefully not original) into this, with symmetry, glass blocks, a bit of classical rustication undermined by just floating in the opening. Very tall proportions which I assume is original and a function … Continue reading Postmodernism in Kensington
Beaumaris Modern No 1 – 1953, but extended a lot
Original post 23 October 2019 The Eidlitz House, 1953, Hocking Warren & Associates; lovely, simple, very 50s, #skillionroofs, plywood, timber framed #windowwalls, but turns out not as original as it looks. The house was a rectangular #smallhomesservice thing, facing north, with a 60s extension one end, which has been extended again; but the whole kitchen … Continue reading Beaumaris Modern No 1 – 1953, but extended a lot
Spanish style in St Kilda, Aston Court, Acland Street
Original post 23 October 2019 So many nice things spotted behind gardens on my walk to the beach. #stkildalife. Like this one, Aston Court, in #AclandStreet, created in 1926 EJ & CL Ruck - by transforming a Victorian house, keeping the huge front garden. These photos are from a 2016 sale ad, it sold for … Continue reading Spanish style in St Kilda, Aston Court, Acland Street
Wertheim shopfront, Lyric House, Collins Street, 1931
27 September 2016 but photos 2024: Lyric House was built as the home of Wertheim’s, Australia’s largest purveyor of pianos - most were manufactured in their Richmond factory, the building that later became #Channel9. This image from the RVIA journal Sept 1931 (looks rather retouched), shows the base which includes great sculpted terracotta figures of … Continue reading Wertheim shopfront, Lyric House, Collins Street, 1931
The Step Sisters of Elizabeth Street
Original post 17 February 2020 I’m going to have to change my title for upper elizabeth street from #fivestepsisters to #sixstepsisters - the next one in the gap between 1 & 2 is under construction- annoyingly it’s only 55 levels, much shorter than the 65-75 of the other towers - apparently it was ‘too tall’ … Continue reading The Step Sisters of Elizabeth Street
Some terraces in Coventry Street South Melbourne
Original post 16 February 2020 Pretty sure this yellow is isn’t an actual #VictorianColour, but I like how bold it is, better than just light cream, which def wasn’t. Also there’s that great interlinked circles pattern in the #castironlace again, I can see why it was popular. This #VictorianTerrace stood out, firstly no parapet, lots … Continue reading Some terraces in Coventry Street South Melbourne
The Prince St Kilda bar – part restored part demolished
The refreshed 1937 #ArtDeco ceiling at the #PrinceOfWalesHotelStKilda looks great, especially now that the #suspendedceiling has been removed from the larger bar area; and all the original #tiledfloors are there, complete with missing bits, showing where the original bar was (it was narrower but longer) and the tiles in the new rear part are sympathetic … Continue reading The Prince St Kilda bar – part restored part demolished
Albert Park Railway Station, 1889
Original post 25 October 2019 #AlbertParkRailwayStation built 1889; in 1989 and now. When the #StKildaRailwayLine was converted to #lightrail, it was easier to build new low platforms, and to leave out the old stations. Which eventually got repurposed, which involved filling in the platforms with walls in #corrugatediron which looked ok for a while, but … Continue reading Albert Park Railway Station, 1889
Storey of Melbourne 