Monday 21 February 2011

Civic guide

I know that it's far from a unique Port Melbourne phenomenom, but why do we have not one but two daggy, eighties-era, "Civic Guides" on Bay Street? Aside from being rendered largely redundant as a concept by Google Maps et al, they are also both hideously out of date.
 
This one advertises the services of the Keg Restaurant & Bar, Securaway Storage, Terry Hammond Cycles, Bank of Melbourne and, slightly bizarrely, Albert Park Inline Skates ... all of which appear to now be defunct (or at least renamed).
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Location: Port Melbourne VIC, Australia

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous5 March 2011 at 12:50

    It is possibly out of date enough to provide an interesting glimpse into recent history.

    I especially like the out of date advertisement for the South Melbourne Market. It claims to be 'One market where the Aussie Dollar is still worth something.'

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  2. Anonymous23 September 2011 at 12:52

    Given that Bank of Melbourne has now resurged (although not, as yet, on Bay Street), maybe they are on to something by not updating too often!

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  3. Anonymous19 May 2014 at 09:40

    Civic Boards are Back!!!! We at iOM want to restore this Australian Icon - iOM, an iconic outdoor company has teamed with Civic to bring this medium into the 21st Century.

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