12 June 2016:
Kodak House, #OakleyandParkes, 1935, on left, and #LyricHouse, #AandKHenderson, 1930 on right; a pair of the once common #tallthinfrontages of the #melbCBD, a result of early small subdivisions and later high rise technology.
Kodak House was built for the eponymous company, and its stylish Art Deco with a dash of Modern, note the stainless steel curtain wall in the central section, with an almost classical faience clad surround.
Lyric House was built for the super successful Wertheim Pianos, hence the name. It’s pretty much a copy of a section of the 1896 Wertheim department store in Berlin (last pic), down to the curious Germanic eyebrow window, though there was no family or business connection. That one was destroyed in the war, leaving this copy, turned into a facade in 1990 attached to the pomo #sportsgirlcentre next door. Photo 2016, 2001, and 1930s.
Storey of Melbourne 