tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post180577125911317832..comments2024-03-26T01:26:01.819+11:00Comments on Art Deco Buildings: "I'LL PUT A GIRDLE ROUND ABOUT THE EARTH"David Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-34471079122754186622015-10-13T21:23:37.723+11:002015-10-13T21:23:37.723+11:00FWIW, I assembled a "mosaic" panorama fr...FWIW, I assembled a "mosaic" panorama from the pictures I ttok in 2011: https://flic.kr/p/zrcBuaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739681868897045257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-45932087269327205762015-07-12T22:59:48.182+10:002015-07-12T22:59:48.182+10:00Hi Judy
I would be most interested to know more of...Hi Judy<br />I would be most interested to know more of your mother's connection to Napier Waller and his work please. My email is quinlivian@hotmail.comPeter Quinliviannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-47228743518195262662015-07-12T21:44:21.468+10:002015-07-12T21:44:21.468+10:00I would be interested to know more details for my ...I would be interested to know more details for my biography of Waller please. Email is quinlivian@hotmail.comPeter Quinliviannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-8988242351176724162014-11-26T06:54:19.665+11:002014-11-26T06:54:19.665+11:00Thank you! What a great piece of information.Thank you! What a great piece of information.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08658693497463902876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-88816566737342468372014-11-24T21:54:28.694+11:002014-11-24T21:54:28.694+11:00My grandfather Fred Kaye is the man in the centre ...My grandfather Fred Kaye is the man in the centre with arms outretched, and was a friend of napier waller and Australian champion weightlifter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-43591611454317966122013-05-15T13:28:10.420+10:002013-05-15T13:28:10.420+10:00Thank you Judy. I'm sure there is more to tha...Thank you Judy. I'm sure there is more to that story. Do you know that Peter Quinlivian (http://au.linkedin.com/pub/peter-quinlivian/8/46b/406) is publishing a book on Napier Waller later this year?David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-82085889082576745742013-05-15T13:23:51.609+10:002013-05-15T13:23:51.609+10:00My Mother was also the model for this painting as ...My Mother was also the model for this painting as in the T&G Building and also the one in Myer Mural hall. Great History. Thank you :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247164375690989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-17404653921039683102013-01-03T20:04:15.463+11:002013-01-03T20:04:15.463+11:00You are most welcome.You are most welcome.David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-66546404972040152002013-01-03T13:00:33.992+11:002013-01-03T13:00:33.992+11:00Thank God there are pictures of it! It was always ...Thank God there are pictures of it! It was always on my 'to do' list. Thanks for the link, and thanks for the post about it. Adding a link to your blog on mine. Not much Art Deco on it. In fact none. But the mind-set is there.<br />I hope. teeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-32060975989133211762013-01-02T21:18:14.630+11:002013-01-02T21:18:14.630+11:00It was great to see Waller's large oil painted...It was great to see Waller's large oil painted versions of the three panels at eye level in the NGV. You could really get up close and pick out all the details. David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-34207927045163669832013-01-02T20:38:21.661+11:002013-01-02T20:38:21.661+11:00This is definitely my favourite building in Melbou...This is definitely my favourite building in Melbourne. I look at it every time I go past in the tram. I always wondered where I might see some photographs of it because, as you say, the trees obscure the lettering.Port Placeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256025234120919722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-70711386842600955482013-01-02T20:23:18.593+11:002013-01-02T20:23:18.593+11:00Small world, I saw 'The Towering Inferno' ...Small world, I saw 'The Towering Inferno' there too.<br /><br />And yes Lonsdale House was demolished in February and March 2010. The owners, colonial First State & Myer justified it as follows; "Caledonian Lane needs to be widened to cater for the servicing requirements of this part of the city's retail core, and this necessitates the demolition of Lonsdale House". You can see some pleasant and not so pleasant photos here.<br /><br /><a href="http://artdecobuildings.blogspot.com.au/search?q=lonsdale+house" rel="nofollow">http://artdecobuildings.blogspot.com.au/search?q=lonsdale+house</a>David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-53390929006058877912013-01-02T19:57:14.096+11:002013-01-02T19:57:14.096+11:00The Capitol, yes! I saw "The Towering Inferno...The Capitol, yes! I saw "The Towering Inferno" there back in 1974. I forgot it was still there. It's easy to forget how much Art Deco there is in the CBD. I drove down Lonsdale Street a couple of weeks ago and was sad to discover that the little six storey Deco building near Myer is now gone. It used to have a bicycle store on the ground floor. Thank God I got to the corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets to see Mitchell House still standing tall.teeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-89795055281407494832013-01-01T21:08:42.257+11:002013-01-01T21:08:42.257+11:00Thank you teeritz.
It would be lovely to see Wall...Thank you teeritz.<br /><br />It would be lovely to see Waller's mosaic every (work)day for 12 years and as you say to have the two Marcus Barlow buildings (MU & the Century building) just around the corner, not to mention the Capitol Theatre by Walter Burley Griffin in between them. A nice part of town indeed. David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-5542717423062753052013-01-01T20:25:40.081+11:002013-01-01T20:25:40.081+11:00I worked across the road from that building for 12...I worked across the road from that building for 12 years and used to stare at it every day when I walked past. That area of Collins Street is rich with Art Deco, from the foyer of the Manchester Unity Building to the Century Building around the corner. Great photos of the mosaic, too, by the way!<br />Happy New Year!teeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-56913191004511078972013-01-01T08:36:52.115+11:002013-01-01T08:36:52.115+11:00Make sure you do Andrew :-)
I hope 2013 is the be...Make sure you do Andrew :-)<br /><br />I hope 2013 is the best year ever!David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-3717391260248112172013-01-01T05:00:27.187+11:002013-01-01T05:00:27.187+11:00I have never noticed it, but I will make a point o...I have never noticed it, but I will make a point of looking. Best wishes for 2013 and hope to see more Art Deco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com