25 March 2025
Love this crazy little building opposite the Queen Victoria Market, built in 1965 for Globe Tyres. Not sure if maybe one tall floor originally lit through those louvres ? I’m told that by the 90s it was restaurant with a curvy interior by Tom Kovaks, not there as far as I could tell in recent years.
It was sold in 2017, with a developer later acquiring the two sites next door, but no development plans that I can find. It’s listed as Significant in the little heritage precinct here, and given the smallish site, I’d imagine something very squeezy with some preserved facades. It’s been empty since before covid I think. Photos 2017, 2020.
Storey of Melbourne 