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Photograph - Candy Corner - St Kilda - opposite Luna Park - Esplanade, Early 1940s

  • View of the buildings at Esplanade Loop

    View of the buildings at Esplanade Loop

  • Sign in front of the buildings Esplanade Loop

    Sign in front of the buildings Esplanade Loop

  • View of the buildings at Esplanade Loop
  • Sign in front of the buildings Esplanade Loop

Historical information

Photograph shows the cafe and adjacent buildings on the area that was enclosed by Esplanade tram Loop or Luna Park loop. Known as "Candy Corner" on MMTB drawings and locally. The reference page 9 gives the background to the site and its use. The café was designed by Carlo Catani, who is also remembered as the landscape designer for other parts of St Kilda including Catani Gardens. It is now used by a McDonalds store.

In front of the building is a board advertising or promoting World War 2 war-saving schemes for St Kilda streets. This dates the photos to early 1940s.

Significance

Yields information about Candy Corner buildings

Physical description

Black and white photograph on paper.

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