In the mid-left of the photo, a "modern" mural on a 1950s building: Melbourne was all a buzz with Olympic Pride in 1956. Richard Beck was a graphic designer engaged to design the official commemorative Olympic Poster, a stamp, a map and was engaged by CUB (Carlton & United Breweries) to do a mural of "beer glasses toasting". This great mural still survives on this corner of Elizabeth & Flinders Sts...
This post is part of the Monday Mellow Yellows meme,
and also part of the Monday Murals meme.
Plain, simple murals. Quite striking.
ReplyDeleteI like the splash of color. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteI used to have ballet lessons in an Elizabeth St building, back in the early 1950s. It was all pretty seedy inside.
ReplyDeleteNow I work in this end of the City and love it. How things change.
Beautiful street shots!
ReplyDeleteOur city looks so vibrant Nick. It sure is a delight to live in Melbourne.
ReplyDeleteA public mural dating to 1956? And lovingly preserved? Color me impressed. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeletethere is a street in Brisbane called by this name. My sis Elizabeth was very pleased to have a street named after here. lol
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