History
Watswool Wool Brokers
A towering warehouse in West Footscray, with its decayed WATSWOOL WOO(L) (B)ROKERS sign, was constructed for Australian Estates wool brokers.
History
TARAX, Newport
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.
History
GRAHAM CAMPBELL FERRUM CO IRON FOUNDRY
By the 1950s it was one of the largest foundries in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
History
THE NEWPORT COFFEE PALACE
In the 1880s Melbourne's temperance movement spawned grand coffee palaces, alcohol-free alternatives to hotels.
History
DRINK CINZANO VERMOUTH
The Cinzano sign was most likely painted in the late 1950s, when Mr. E. S. Jean ran the grocery.
History
GHOST SIGNS
The Yarra Coffee Palace, a 1914 icon in Yarraville, exudes charm with its brick facade, vintage tobacco advertisements, and a grand hand-painted Coffee Palace sign.
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