Original post 17 February 2016, updated 2024
The Art Deco entry of the former #CapitolBakeries cnr Toorak Rd and Chapel Street. Originally built as a #cabletram #enginehouse in 1888, heavily remodelled in c1936 by #HarryNorris, into something equally unlikely for this now very prominent corner. In the 70s/80s it was the Fun Factory, complete with roller skating! Then on the corner (I think) from 1996 was Jonny Rockets, American 50s diner / Sousa fountain/ hamburgers, which moved to the Jam Factory in 2016 (update – now closed since that’s getting largely demolished too). The first permit for demolition of the bakery for an #apartmenttower was issued in the early 90s, when Art Deco less appreciated than now, and renewed ever since. Finally the huge glassy Capitol Grand went up, finished a few years ago. First photo Graeme Butler 1984, 2 is mine, 3 Art Deco Melb FB, 4 Nat Trust, 5 MHA FB, current is streetview, last two via Steve Stephanopolous via FB of a Victorian house next door, also demolished.
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