Thursday, May 28, 2015

Brunswick - a great old milk bar, plus some other locals

I've been traipsing in and around Brunswick a bit of late, and in doing so have stumbled on a few ghost sign finds along the way.

Firstly, a former milk bar in the back streets of Brunswick East:




You can just make out some signs at the top....


What's hiding under there?

Robur Tea!


 

And speaking of Robur Tea, last week I revisited the Robur roof near Melville Road, West Brunswick for some more shots. Up close it looks like this:


Notice the other faint ghost signs up the top too:


But when you walk further down the street, the message becomes clearer:





Here's a view from the back, showing another Robur sign:


Around the corner, a few other motley signs:

Bad time of day to take a pic, sorry




Further down Melville Road, there's this:



And in the back streets nearby:






Lastly, a hint of something elaborate on a wall in upper Lygon Street:





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