While many of our beautiful facades were lost in the 60s and 70s, it is good to see that some remained, including these at 40-42 Gertrude Street. You can see that they were in a pretty poor state from the photo below by Mario Cotela in 1983. There is much more research to be doneContinue reading “40-42 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy”
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184-196 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy (Johnston & Co)
One of the manufacturers of furniture for the first Australian Parliament in Melbourne (1901) was Johnston & Co, Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. Charles Johnston started the business in about 1880 and was continued by his son George. “This site at No.184 Gertrude Street was well established as a wine merchants and grocers shop by the 1860s.Continue reading “184-196 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy (Johnston & Co)”