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Tag: Ghost Signs

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Velvet Soap – Cash Grocer

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A historic grocer's shop in Footscray shows ghost signs of the last 100 years, including Velvet Soap.
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Viney Bros Cycle Works – Bunbury Street, Newport

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Step into the past with Viney Bros Cycle Works. Learn about the unique story of this iconic Welsh family and their bicycle business.
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Ghost Signs – Terminus Hotel

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Uncover the history of the iconic Terminus Hotel in Williamstown. Explore the tales of brawls and booze that make this ghost sign a fascinating relic of the past.
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Food, Coffee, Banter

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The ‘Food, Coffee, Banter’ mantra scrawled across the awning of Seddon cafe Fig & Walnut, is a slice of inner-west iconography.
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Ghost Signs – Video Ezy

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The year was 1983. Redgum blasted on the radio, BMX Bandits tore up the silver screen and Nintendo unleashed the pixelated madness of Mario Bros. Amidst this cultural chaos, in a small suburb of Sydney, Kevin Slater, a man with more vision than a marsupial on mescaline, launched a video rental shop called Video Ezy.
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A chocolate palace of the jazz era –217 Geelong Road, Kingsville

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A century ago, William Stewart, the chocolate czar of Geelong Road, conducted his sweet, sweet business.
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Watswool Wool Brokers

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A towering warehouse in West Footscray, with its decayed WATSWOOL WOO(L) (B)ROKERS sign, was constructed for Australian Estates wool brokers.
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TARAX, Newport

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This advertisement in Newport reading 'BOTTLES & CANS! TARAX', is hidden behind the jagged teeth of a wooden fence on a former milk bar erected in 1952 as Whitehurst’s Delicatessen.

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