Pretty photos of buildings, and the stories behind them.
Architecture
Visiting Motel Hell in Hawthorn
August 15th, 2011 2 Comments
Welcome to Melbourne’s Motel California: located in Barker Road in the inner eastern suburb of Hawthorn. The view back in 2005 is quite different to what you see today.
Before and After: refurbishing a warehouse
August 1st, 2011 No Comments
Back in 2007 I was wandering along Adderley Street in West Melbourne on my way to V/Line’s Dudley Street carriage sidings, when I took a photograph of this random warehouse for reasons that I can no longer recall. So what does it look like today?
Melbourne’s biggest sundial
June 15th, 2011 No Comments
Sundials are usually a small ornament you find in the garden: this one is a bit bigger, at 28 stories tall. So what causes it?
The company formerly known as National Mutual
June 1st, 2011 1 Comment
Which Melbourne building is this, and which television tune goes with it? The answer to both is a defunct insurance company…
The heritage end of Bourke Street
May 26th, 2011 1 Comment
When one thinks of heritage listed buildings on Bourke Street in Melbourne, this classical styled 150 year old building usually comes to mind, but I have something else in mind…
