Here are two pics of the old Chrysler Factory in Maple Avenue Ashwood, S.A., now the Le Cornu factory, soon to close. Cortesy of Les W Gallery lecornu.com.au abc.net.au
Beach Road Chelsea Sign
Photo taken on Beach Rd Chelsea Victoria January 2016 Peters Ice Cream were a popular and big advertiser around Australia with billboard, television and radio advertising featuring prominently. Thanks Peter Peters Ice Cream
Brighton Beach Station Sign
A wonderful NESTLE sign photographed in 2014 at Brighton Beach Station. Nestlé have advertised in Australia for many years including some very well known brands and products. Aero, Carnation (milk), Cheerios, Drumstick, Kit Kat, Nescafe, Maggi, Milo, Smarties to name a few
Thornbury Sign: Chrysler Valiant Dodge Simca
This week we have a wonderful new picture sent to us by Travis of a sign advertising Chrysler Valiant Dodge Simca in High St, Thornbury. I saw this sign in Thornbury and thought I would pass it on. It has been exposed last week after a building was demolished for more apartments. It’s on the side of […]
Ivanhoe Ghost Sign
A cafe called Mr. Peebles ( 54 Lwr Heidelberg Rd ) opened recently, and the plaster on one was removed to reveal this sign. They have assured me it hasn’t been re-touched even though the condition is excellent. Looks like silver paint ( originally mixed from powder ). Originally there must have been a vacant […]
Maylands Ghost Sign
A fabulous set of signs has been uncovered in Maylands as reported by Emma Wynne on ABC Perth. The historic shop signs have been temporarily uncovered when an adjoining shop was pulled down An advertisement for painter John E Mount (Painter) has uncovered he emigrated from England in 1911 and worked as a painter and decorator, […]
Currie & Richards Warehouse
The Currie and Richards Warehouse was erected in 1875 as a three storey brick workshop/warehouse for Alfred Shaw and Co., tinware manufacturers. The building features a stucco facade, and is regularly fenestrated with a rusticated ground floor, prominent string courses and Tuscan cornice entablature. The architect is unknown. The 1869 date on the parapet refers […]
Brushing Up On Old Skills
This wonderful article by Carolyn Webb in TheAge tells us that handpainted signs and murals are not a thing of the past. Young entrepreneurs make it big with hand-painted street ads A fledgling advertising company is earning up to $200,000 a job by returning to old-fashioned handpainted outdoor murals. In just two years, Apparition Media […]
Cadbury Ghost Sign
Larry from Sign Vision sent us this beautiful old Cadbury’s sign located in Eaglemont in Victoria. The building is now an office / studio but still proudly displays the buildings heritage. Sign Vision 7 Lower Heidelberg Rd Ivanhoe 3079 03 9499 5357 0412 44 99 51 www.signvision.melbourne
Billiards
I have a (photograph of a) sign I’d like to contribute. Garry Gallery Princess Theatre
