Painted Signs

Here are two pictures of painted signs I came across when I was wandering around the city. 

The first painted sign is on the corner of Lonsdale and Russell Street. I had seen it a few weeks ago but I didn't have my camera with me. When I went back construction on the site had begun, and the scaffolding was obstructing the view of the sign. However I still think it was worthy of recording.

The second painted sign is down Bourke Street. The blue and yellow is still rich in colour, making the sign stand out against the side of the inter-war period building.

Love 

Mosey x

Sign on the corner of Lonsdale and Russell Street

Sign located down Bourke Street

Equity Trustees Company Building

Equity Trustees Company Building

This beautiful building is located 472-478 Bourke Street Melbourne. Built between 1930 and 1931, the architects Oakley & Parks designed the building in the Palazzo style, referencing historical architecture and design elements such as Italian Romanesque style.

The gold building name sign, the use of straight lines with soft curves, and the detailed carved panels are my favourite features of this building.  

Snail view of front facade

Ground and first floor view

Left entrance with turned timber feature

                        Porch ceiling detail                                                        Outside lamp above front entrance 

                                           Details of ornamentation front of building.                            

Enjoy

Love Mosey x

Myer building cash tube system

Hello everyone,

These pictures were taken inside the Myer building in Bourke Street Melbourne, and show the original cash tube system that was in place.

It was the curved shape of the pipes along the ceiling and intricate details on the opening of the tubes that caught my eye. I work in retail myself so it is interesting to me to see an old fashioned set up like this. Modern cash tube systems are very simple and hidden away, the average person would not notice them when they walk into a shop. It is interesting how everyday things were given so much time, energy and treatment. I suppose they were trying to show their customers and staff how sophisticated and advanced their system was.

Love
Mosey x

Original cash tube system at Myer

Detail of cash tube opening

Great Petition

This sculpture references the Great Petition or Monster Petition of 1891, in which the Women's Suffragists campaigned for the right to vote in Victoria. The petition had 30,000 signatures, and was so heavy that it had to be carried by several people when presented to the Victorian Parliament. 

Great Petition is located in Burston Reserve between Macarthur Street and Parliament Place, Melbourne. It was created by Susan Hewitt and Penelope Lee in 2008 to celebrate the effort and hard work of Victorian women in achieving this precious right; and as the plaque says "it is a permanent acknowledgement of those who united to bring about change".

As you walk around the sculpture your interest is never lost as you look at the different shapes and angles, and the never ending curves.

Love 

Mosey x

Great Petition 2008

Detail of sculpture curves