Found: two more big Bushells Tea signs

Last couple of days I've been exploring some inner suburban areas, and in those travels I've found two more elaborate Bushells Tea signs.

The first one is in Abbotsford. It's near the Victoria Park footy stadium, metres from the small house studio where we recorded my former band Peachfuzz's first and third records in the early 1990s. Of course the signs would have been there then (and less faded) but I don't remember noticing them when we were loading our gear into the studio:

On the main wall of the building (obviously the one more exposed to the elements) there are  remnants of a larger Bushells sign. You can just make out the tea cup and the 'More Cups Finer Flavor' line:

The other Bushells sign is in South Melbourne, just near the ornate Victorian town hall and square. It's the whole side wall of a former grocery, and is pretty hard to see. The colours (silver, blue, yellow and green) are the same as the recently departed Bushells wall in Coburg: see http://findingtheradiobook.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/an-old-friend-has-left-building.html)

A big collection of Melbourne ghost signs spotted in my travels

Here's a collection of Melbourne signs I've photographed over the last few months, and that I haven't had time to download off the phone and upload here. It's always a pleasure to stumble on new signs, even ones less spectacular than some of those posted recently.

Finding one can make a less-than-optimal day that much better (I know, tragic...):

CBD...wonder why I've never noticed this before

Richmond - brilliant palimpsest (and below)

Prahran (obviously)

North Fitzroy. In honour of this week's announcement that General Motors Holden will cease manufacturing in Australia after 60 years of producing Australia's 'own' car.

And now a group from around Glenferrie Road, Armadale and Malvern, mainly near Malvern station:

The front of the building is below on the left.

And here, notice how even some Victorian-era folks were grammatically challenged!

Once a milk bar, now a shi-shi gourmet deli opposite the Malvern tennis courts (darling). At least they kept the ice cream sign.

Once a Greek grocery, now a shi-shi eatery.

Now a few from around Hawksburn train station:

Old shop...can juuust make this out. The rest is covered by a big old red brick wall.

Now a few more....

North Fitzroy. Had to use the bad iPhone zoom. I'm pretty sure the one on the brick wall was a Robur Tea sign (you can see the 'tea')

North Melbourne

North Fitzroy

North Fitzroy (and following)...one of my favourite palimpsests.

Fitzroy

Ditto

Kensington

Kensington

Footscray...in honour of the former Forgers department store

Footscray

Ditto

Fawkner

CBD...a famous sign. I knew of the sign but stumbled on it completely by accident.

CBD

CBD

CBD - on display by RMIT

CBD - not a ghost sign but good nonetheless

Brunswick

Brunswick (and below)

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe (and below)

Ivanhoe

Brunswick

Preston

Footscray...Little Saigon market is still in operation but the 60s sign is cool

Abbotsford

Abbotsford

Now where was that?

Armadale...a new sign on top of an old one that looks like an old one?