Thursday, June 4, 2009

Not Happy....

Before... blogged this time last year under Images I like."This fabulous old porridge advert is on our corner milk bar. It's been featured in the local paper recently, some residents in the area are worried the proprietor is going to paint over it (which is totally his prerogative) Wouldn't it be nice if it was preserved for us all to enjoy."After....Images I DONT like.This girl agrees (along with most of Thornbury I reckon.) I have totally boycotted this shop now. Shame on you Milkbar man.
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15 comments:

  1. CurlyPopsJune 4, 2009 at 8:18 PM

    Oh no that's horrible!
    Why couldn't he just paint the window frames and leave the history there for all of us to enjoy?

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  2. AngelaJune 4, 2009 at 8:39 PM

    OH NOOOOOO!!!!

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  3. Gillian RJune 4, 2009 at 9:10 PM

    That's disgusting. Unfortunately he can do it but that's just wrong.

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  4. MichelleJune 4, 2009 at 9:40 PM

    oh how horrid...
    i really can't see why people can't at least see that something so wonderful like this could not at least have been restored if they thought it looked a bit shabby...
    i'm sure it has only done them discredit...

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  5. MichelleJune 4, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    Nooooooooo! I loved that milkbar! It should have been heritage listed ....

    Thornbury is losing it's character before my eyes!

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  6. KatyJune 5, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    That is disappointing:-( but atleast you have an image so it will live on forever on the internet instead.

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  7. JodieJune 5, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    Oh bugger that ! How shortsighted. Why not paint the window frames red to match the (now lost) happy red stripe at footpath level , paint the sides if you must and leave the ad there in its glory...
    Sometimes I think the world will end up looking like a supermarket!

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  8. Cathy {tinniegirl}June 5, 2009 at 9:17 AM

    They've finally gone and done it. That sucks. What a loss.

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  9. fiJune 5, 2009 at 9:41 AM

    that sucks:(

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  10. DanaJune 5, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    how could he? it's a piece of history.. yes - boycott!

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  11. Dr. KeatsJune 6, 2009 at 7:20 AM

    Just think - that facade survived over sixty years of the elements and wandering grafitti "artists", and all it took was some idiot with a can of beige paint to remove it from existence...

    Where's the bloody National Trust when it actually matters??

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  12. nerylJune 9, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    What is wrong with people? Why can't people (especially Australians) value old and interesting over new and so called 'nice'? I get so upset seeing this kind of thing.

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  13. handmade romanceJune 9, 2009 at 8:33 PM

    oh that is such a huge shame....WHY would you....???

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  14. AnastasiaJune 12, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    oh my gosh - what were they thinking??? i hope people let them know what they did was wrong wrong wrong!!! so sad...

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  15. LOOPI... for youJanuary 1, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    I almost cried when I saw the painters painting over the old signwriting. Just such a shame! Hopefully the paint falls off.

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