Along with River and others, here is my Sunday Selection.
I think it may be the Queen but it could be Princess Margaret standing beside the 3.5 litre V8 Rover. She is not at all amused.
Clarendon Street, South Melbourne, Mrs. Mc.CABE WOMEN.
But wait, there's more. Mitchell Mc.Cabe.
Well, here is another. These Mc.Cabes really seem to have clothing needs wrapped up. But no, there are two other menswear shops very nearby, the label Gazman and Paul's Jeanery.
Still in Clarendon Street, and nicely upkept old Maples department store. There are many traces of Maples around the city, including Maples Cafe at the base of the old Footscray Maples, and the turned into apartments Maples warehouse I can see from my balcony.
Phyllis and Kosov bought me this for the non prescribed tablet I take with food.
My Dead in Bed neighbour had coffee and cake at the top of this very smart and expensive new city hotel. I quite like the base of the building.
There is space at the base for sitting and resting.
And for some reason, a baby blue London cab.
This is one of the few times I've not seen rotting leaves in this water feature at the National Gallery.
The water cascades down to one of the huge pools.
This pool is not exactly clean. People also throw
coins vapes into the water. It used to be coins, but not too many carry them now. They were collected for charity every so often, if the less fortunate in life hadn't taken a swim first.
I took some better photos of The Three Businessmen who Brought Their Lunch (Lunchboxes?), commissioned in 1993 as a gift from the island of Nauru. The are named Batman, Hoddle and Swanston, notable figures in Melbourne's history.
A then and now photo of High Street, Sydney, taken I think from Argyle Place. I would guess the housing close to the working wharves was quite cheap when the first photo was taken. It would not be cheap now, that is for sure. The dome of the Sydney Observatory can be seen in the top left of both photos. Right click and open the photo in a new window to see more detail.
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I love that baby blue London cab
ReplyDeleteIt is cute, Roentare.
DeleteMcCabes to the right of you, McCabes to the left of you, they've definitely got you covered.
ReplyDeleteBack in the middle with you, Boud.
DeleteBatman, Hoddle and Swanston need more to eat and more appropriate clothing. They don't look well.
ReplyDeleteMaybe consumption, Hels.
DeleteA big difference between the then and now. So many more buildings, yet no homes for the homeless. I like the statues and wonder if they were "true-to-life" with the men really being that thin and shabby. Back in those days (before fast food places were invented) many people were that thin.
ReplyDeleteYou need a bowl for the one pill you take with your food? Do you otherwise lose it somewhere on the table? I like the fountain.
River, the thinness of people really struck me when looking at old English street films taken in the 1960s. The English and Australians are certainly not like that now. EG, moi.
DeleteWell, 1993 was certainly after the invention of fast foods, I misread the date as 1893
ReplyDeleteThe water feature is similar to the one at Parliament House, it's great. Who can resist a lovely expanse of water?
ReplyDeleteI like the quirky statues and I'd like to ride in the cab
Kylie, while the statues are no longer noticed by locals, tourists find them interesting. I love the quirkiness of them.
DeleteInteresting last photo, Andrew. I like that building where the lady had coffee, looks great. Coins going, charities missing out, what a pity. First one looks like the Queen. Good selection for Sunday.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, back in the day when there were lots of coins, they were collected by gallery staff on a regular basis, but still some got away with some. Thanks.
DeleteI doubt the Queen would take that pose. More likely to have been Princess Margaret. I interesting to see the old and the new. I love the colour of the London cab.
ReplyDeleteThat was my thought about the photo Fun60. I can imagine Margaret being impatient.
DeleteMy bet on the top photo is that it is Princess Margaret, the late queen would never take up that stance.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Thelma. I wonder who is the bozo standing next to the car?
DeleteA fascinating bunch of photos Andrew. Regarding the title of this blogpost, have Aussies decided to stop using the letter "y" in days of the week?
ReplyDeleteI noticed my error just before I saw your comment YP. We do extend words, add an 'o' and shorten words. But that was a typo, as you well know.
DeleteCoins, when was the last time I spent one?
ReplyDeleteTP, you've not spent a penny of late then?
DeletePeople used to be thin. Now, you're more likely to see them waddling along, eating junk food.
ReplyDeleteJB, I wish I could blame fast food for my less than trim figure, but no. The older man belly is just a thing.
DeleteThank you for sharing. Those statues made me smile and that building is amazing. Best wishes, my dear.
ReplyDeleteThanks Darla.
DeleteSorry but the photo is definitely the late Queen Elizabeth 11. That stance of hers is typical.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine. If the surface she was standing on was hard, I am sure we could hear her foot impatiently tapping.
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