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Butler, Graeme1985
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Title:
Preston Motors, 114-124 Franklin Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 104095
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
Type of materials:
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Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021-2:Period: Inter-WarDATE: 1919-1920;ASSOCIATIONS: Frank S Shillabeer;DESIGNER: H W & F B Tompkins;BUILDER: Frank S ShillabeerOther associations: Preston Motors Pty Ltd,.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM.VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY1866 map - buildings fronting street.1905 - building under demolition & 4 x 1 storey buildings (Currie & Richards, Store).CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONShttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349574-003171919, Sep 2194 ₤1600 erection of factory building1922 addition1923 shopfront, verandah.RBA ARCHITECTS 2013, CITY NORTH HERITAGE REVIEWTwo storey, Interwar period building demolished.Replaced with the unsympathetic multi-storey, Stargate Hotel..NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1925CITROEN AND MAXWELLThe several models of Citroen, a French car which Is closely rivalling the Ford In world popularity, are shown on stand 35. main hall, byPreston Motors Pty. Ltd., Franklin street, the agents here since 1919..The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Wed 18 May 1938 Page 18 Who's Who In The Victorian Motor WorldMr. H. T. CurtisMr. H. T. Curtis, managing director of Preston Motors Pty. Ltd., has been with the company since its inception in 1913, when it took over the business of the Preston Carrying Company, which was established in 1911. In that time the turnover has increased from a few hundred pounds to £1,250,000 in 1937, and the number of employees from four to 300. In the early stages selling activities were confined to the marketing of Buicks and Fords as sub-agents for the existing distributors, but in 1919 Mr. Curtis went abroad and secured several valuable agencies. The company's growth was so rapid, there- after that it moved to new and larger premises several times, finally taking over the present premises in 1933, while still retaining showrooms in Franklin street. The company is now metropolitan distributor of Buick and Chevrolet cars, and ope- rates 11 sales and service branches in the metropolitan area.
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City of Melbourne
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesInterwar periodRetail trade
Places:
Melbourne (Vic.)
Form/Genre:
Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1211095
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