Spanish effect in Moonee Ponds

We've always had exotic influences in Moonee Ponds - the upper storey of this shop in Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds, shows Spanish Mission tiles and stucco work in its decoration.

Art Deco gem in Moonee Ponds

Is it because the Art Deco architects were not locked in to symmetry that they were able to use interesting solutions for awkward shaped and corner blocks?  This pair of houses occupies a triangular block on a bend in Trinafour Street, Moonee Ponds.  The contrast of the decorative brickwork with the stark white render, along with the interesting shapes of the walls, makes these two very engaging houses.

The decorative motif around the windows is quite striking.

The small windows on either side of the chimney with a fan-shaped leadlight design are really gorgous.

Pyramid-shaped roofs was a feature of the "Moderne" style of architecture.

Let's do some more Art Deco

This Art Deco two-storey building on the corner of Fletcher and Nicholson Streets, Essendon, makes a triumph out of a narrow frontage to Fletcher Street with a bold frontage to Nicholson Street.

Art deco architecture No 2

Each pair of cottages has it's name festooned across the entrance vestibule.  This one is "Arcadia".  The pair at the western end are called "Quamby".

Art Deco Architecture No 1

I find this row of single-storey art deco cottages rather cute.  You can find these in Smith Street, Moonee Ponds. The festoon of cables crossing the street would have struck the early home purchaser as signalling every home comfort.  The cottages appear to be in fairly original condition on the outside apart from an altered fence at the far western end.