Historical information

View from Grace Mitchell's shop at the corner of Mount Pleasant Road and Main Road.

Grace Mitchell was probably best known for her Eltham shop at the corner of Mt Pleasant Road and Main Road. Grace's memories covered many local identities who were patrons of her shop between 1954 and 1971. From the elevated position of her shop and home Grace was able to view a varied passing parade of Eltham events from ERSILAC, Easter and Eltham Festival parades passing on their way to Eltham Lower Park, circuses in Wingrove Park (then Bremner’s Reserve), roadworks and other happenings.

Bremner's Reserve was renamed Wingrove Park c.1970

This photo was from a series of images presented by Grace Mitchell at a Society talk 10 March 1993 on the theme of “My Eltham”.

Alistair Knox had one of the first VW Beetles in Eltham; perhaps the one shown is his. This model has a large rear window, first introduced in 1958. The Holden ute could be an FC or FE. The FE was produced July 1956-April 1958 and the FC May 1958-January 1960

Physical description

35mm Kodak 5052 TMX Black and White transparency, 1 strip, 6 frames
Black and white print 17 x 25.4 cm