Edificio Sylvia, Copacabana

Edificio Sylvia, Copacabana

Edificio Rio, Montevideo

I love the decoration above this doorway in Montevideo.

Bair's Otago Hotel, Leongatha

This fine hotel in Leongatha dates from 1939. It was designed by architect Trevor C McCullough for Arthur C Bair, whose father, Robert Bair, had purchased the site in 1889, erecting Bair's Coffee House (1890) before it became a fully licences hotel with the 'Otago' name in 1891.

The South Gippsland Shire Heritage Study 2004 indicates that the ground floor exterior has been renovated extensively including enlarging the windows and removing the glass etched with koalas & the hotel name. What a shame.

Reference:
South Gippsland Shire Heritage Study 2004

Aroyn, Nyora

Believe it our not there is a fabulous Art Deco house on the Nyora-Poowong Road. It's called Aroyn and it is set quite a way back from the road. Unfortunately this is as close as I got. Maybe one day, I'll get an invitation to visit. Of course the zoom took me a little closer so we can see just how good the house is.

And then there is this here at sign at the start of the driveway.

former Poowong Butter Factory

By September 1892 there was a wooden factory at this site for the Poowong Butter Factory Company Ltd. It survived until 1901 when it burned down and was replaced by a more substantial factory.

At some point between the wars a new moderne façade was added with rounded corners, simple brick decoration around the doorway and "Milk Depot" spelt out in crisp lettering.

The factory finally closed in 1986.

Reference:
South Gippsland Heritage Study, Volume 3 - Heritage Place Citations, December 2004.

Elizabeth House, Leongatha

Nice deco typography at Leongatha.

Royal Hotel, Drouin

We all love a classic Aussie deco pub. This is the Royal Hotel in Drouin.

City of Holdfast Bay Civic Centre, Brighton

This is the Municipal Offices and Council Chamber for the City of Holdfast Bay in Jetty Road, Brighton, Adelaide dating from 1937.