Yet another #losttheatre that nearly made it through - the #MetroCollins was created in 1934 in Collins Street by completely rebuilding the 1913 concert hall that gave the Auditorium Building its name (but was a complete failure showing films from 1914). The cinema was designed by #CNHollinshead, same year he rebuilt Her Maj in Art … Continue reading Metro Collins, 1934-82 →

Another #losttheatre, but it hung on longer than most - until 1983!- and if it had hung on a bit longer ? Built as the #HoytsRegent in Johnson Street Fitzroy just off Brunswick Street, it opened in 1931 as one of the largest suburban cinemas, seating 2000, and one of the most luxurious, with plenty … Continue reading Regent Theatre, Fitzroy, 1931-83. →

Repost this day 2018: Some #ArtDeco lovelies in #AclandStreet, both 1936, and the ones on the north side by #LeslieMPerrott, the cake shop south side ones also probably Perrott. You’d think that being in such a busy place in an historic suburb like #StKilda that places like these would have been restored by now - … Continue reading Art Deco in Acland Street →

The #ThorburyTheatre is a live entertainment venue that was actually built as a theatre ! A cinema anyway, and is in large part intact, one of the most intact left in Melbourne that doesn’t have any interior protection. Built in 1925 (and possibly a rebuild of an Edwardian era hall) it was pretty big, and … Continue reading Regent Theatre, Thornbury →

22 August 2017: I do love a good #HolgarAndHolgar! The 1975 Saade house in #BlackRock, elevated for beach views, with their fave flattened out #OscarNeimeyer curved T shaped supports. Built for a well to do Lebanese family who wanted modernism and glamour, they naturally turned to Polish born husband and wife team of John and … Continue reading Holgar & Holgar by the beach →

9 September 2017: The Atrium, the best bit of #FedSquare by far. Such a mad #fractal spiderweb. An early example of computer aided engineering, creating an irregular space frame. But there's rarely anything much in there (except the book fair) nor does it go through to anywhere in particular. 2021: just after I took this … Continue reading Federation Square →

Drive-by shooting today through a sunroof, cnr Chapel & Commercial Road- not only is this probably 1880s building charmingly decayed, looks like the upper floors are abandoned.

Repost from this day in 2017: 'Muckle Flugga' (a Scottish island), a fabbo house in #Beaumaris by #ChancellorAndPatrick, 1958. As you can see a bit of #FrankLloydWright, plus extra Japanese (swipe to see the #Tori #mailbox!) plus a symmetrical cruciform plan. 2021 note: Still not #heritagelisted, when will @baysidecitycouncil get it together !

May 2021 This is the restaurant of the new #HiltonLittleQueen which is actually on Bourke Street, and is made out of the 1931 Byzantine style #EquityChambers building, designed by #OakleyAndParkes. Quite a saga, first it was going to be apartments not keeping much of the interiors in 2008, creating opposition and a successful nomination to … Continue reading Equity Trustees interiors, repurposed →

May 2017: The slightly faded grandeur and intimate scale of the #AtheneaumTheatre - perfect for the performance of #Cabaret I saw last night. Love #PaulCapsis. The theatre was created in 1924 inside the 19thC hall/lecture theatre of #theAth, Melbourne's first #mechanics institute; the theatre was designed by #HenryWhite, who did so many theates and cinemas … Continue reading Athenaeum Theatre and Library →