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GHOST SIGNS

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A column by Sean Reynolds. If you’d like to read more stories about Melbourne’s past, follow me on Instagram @melbourne_ghostsigns.

THE NEWPORT COFFEE PALACE

In the 1880s Melbourne's temperance movement spawned grand coffee palaces, alcohol-free alternatives to hotels.

DRINK CINZANO VERMOUTH

The Cinzano sign was most likely painted in the late 1950s, when Mr. E. S. Jean ran the grocery.