Abbotsford St North Melbourne: Sign Nerd Heaven?

Yes. Here we have some nice painted billboards (ancient) for Astor radios and Penfolds wine, on old sign on the side of a sub station, and the sign above a baby health centre which is still used for the same purpose, albeit as a 'maternal and child health centre'.

Wake Up!! We're at War

(Roadwork Ahead)

Corner Leveson & Queensberry Sts, North Melbourne (temporary - long since gone)

Creative use of some roadworks signage. Genius.

Bulla Cream

Corner Arden and Leveson Streets, North Melbourne

Lovely font. I assume this building is now full of over-priced apartments.

Old Mechanic

Flemington Rd North Melbourne

This place, across the road from the Royal Women's Hospital, is plastered with old painted signage like that above. I bet the inside is an absolute goldmine - sparkplug ads from the 60's, a nude calendar for the year 1977, that sort of thing.

Court House Hotel

Corner Errol St and Queensberry St, North Melbourne

Not many pubs that still serve Carlton Light, and I'm yet to see if the Court House itself still does.

Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia

Errol St, North Melbourne

Old metal plaque at the entrance of what is now the North Melbourne Post Office.

Foster's Lager

Railway Pl, North Melbourne.

This old billboard, on the side of the Railway Hotel (across the road from North Melbourne station) captures a moment in time that younger beer drinkers such as myself are still confused by. When exactly, after years of Foster's being THE australian beer of choice, did Victoria Bitter suddenly become de rigueur. And why? Actually, we know why - because Foster's tastes like horse urine. That's why it's now drink of choice only for old men, hobos and tourists.

Arden St Oval

Fogarty St, North Melbourne

You know these signs are old - when's the last time you could get into the football for seven dollars? Having a look at these facilities, it's not at all surprising to hear that North Melbourne Football Club has been struggling for money.

Beware

Langford St, North Melbourne

Beware. This area is protected by guard dogs. And a nasty lobster.

Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co.

Sutton St, North Melbourne

This huge old building is now home to a number of businesses. It's impossible to appreciate just how huge this sign is until you're standing underneath it, but anyone who's travelled between Macauley and Flemington Bridge Stations should be able to give you an idea.

Clayton Reserve

Canning St, North Melbourne

I'm kicking myself that I didn't take a photo of the plaque underneath this sign. Apparently it was put there by a greatful public in thanks to some public servant or other long forgotten. The point is, why is there not more of this nowadays?

Astor Quality Radio

Abbotsford St, North Melbourne

Sorry about the current North Melbourne bias. Submit some pics of your own and help me correct it.

Shoeing Forge

Flemington Rd, North Melbourne

Anyone who catches the No. 57 tram regularly will be well acquainted with this old yellow building.

Old Newspaper signage
Erroll St, North Melbourne

Aah, the days of three major Melbourne Newspapers, page 3 girls, no advertising inserts or glossy magazines, and certainly no colour.