Fitzroy history – Brunswick St shops
These photos show the shops in the buildings on the north west corner of Brunswick St and Rose St. At the time they included a chemist and a crockery shop. Now they include recycled clothing and icecream. On Brunswick St the transition of much of Fitzroy from industrial to retail is less evident as it was a major retail strip from the time of its creation. But what would the Victorians think of a shop called Shag?
Courtesy of State Library of Victoria / ID: pi004882 / photographer: Algernon Darge / copyright: expired – image is in the public domain / c 1900-1920
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March 2nd, 2009 at 1:06 pm
They might think it was something to do with cormorants – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_(bird) – or tobacco – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_(tobacco) :)
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March 2nd, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Given the style of the shop I’d say 70s shag carpet!
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