The building at 182 Brunswick St, which now has a minimal facade and houses Newtown SC and Blue Chillies, once had an ornate Victorian facade. It’s a shame when buildings lose their identity and character like this. I’d like to know when this was done – presumably before heritage laws were enacted to require property owners to maintain the facades of historic buildings.
Courtesy of J.T. Collins Collection, La Trobe Picture Collection, SLV / ID: H96.210/115 / photographer: John T. Collins / copyright: used under the fair dealings provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 / c1962
18 July 2011 at 10:32 am
Thanks for this. I have wondered why those buildings were so plain. Hadn’t even stopped to think that it may have been more ornate originally.
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