A furniture van, a streetscape, a bicycle rider, an obelisk, a central pole - all good possible themes for this week's Sepia Saturday. But unfortunately I couldn't find a photo in my albums that I was happy to go with. So I am posting one from the Genealogical Society of Victoria's Flickr page of photos they hold in their research library. You can see more of their photos at this link.
It's a real photo postcard of the Grenfell St, Adelaide, South Australia, c1948. The postcard company was Valentine's. I chose it because it is a streetscape, it has a cyclist, a furniture van and a central pole.
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| Grenfell St, Adelaide |
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| Grenfell St, Adelaide today [Google Maps] The tall white building is now dwarfed by its neighbours. |
I would never have expected to see another photo with a furniture van together with a bicycle and a pole!
ReplyDeleteGreat find for a similar photo! The modern view has much less character.
ReplyDeleteA cyclist, a furniture wagon and a lamp post what better match could you get. Pity Tom Sellick is American or you might have had him there as well.
ReplyDeleteA very good match for the prompt. And a street named after my ancestor's cousin, Grenfell!
ReplyDeleteWhat? That's amazing.
DeleteFull marks for a perfect choice! It made me look up T&G to discover this mutual insurance company has many similar buildings throughout Australia.
ReplyDeleteHow well you matched the theme photo! My aunt visited Australia many years ago and Adelaide was her favourite city,
ReplyDeleteSnap! You should get a prize Lorraine for being the closest match - well done.
ReplyDeleteReally impressed that Google maps so clearly captured the view and perspective.
ReplyDeleteThe slower pace of life in 1948 makes it look a more attractive place to have been.
I say you win for best match of our theme photo. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference between those two shots. You'd be hard pressed to match them if you didn't know already they were the same scene.
ReplyDeleteAmazing match up! Congrats.
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