Saturday, 9 February 2008

Holey Moley, Newtown

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  1. I do not see well what they sell but the store is attracting

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  2. NOW HOW's THAT FOR A POWERFUL IMAGE!

    Breathtaking.

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  3. I wish that shop would be in my city.

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  4. Wow, that got my attention, Sally! Even on the portal thumbnail it screamed out, LOOK AT MEEEEEEEE!!!! ;^) Wonderful graphic. Hope you're having a pleasant weekend. . .all warm and sunny and summery. . .while we're chilly and rainy up here.
    -Kim

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  5. The building itself is a most attractive piece of simple Victorian architecture and was the centre of a big fuss about 10 years ago. It is a listed heritage building -- it has a preservation order on it anyway -- but its owner wanted to demolish and redevelop, and he had actually started when the Council took him to court and stopped him and forced him to restore the damage he'd done.

    IIRC it used to house a doctor's surgery, but ever since the court case it has had shops that sell posters, printed t-shirts etc. The talk on the street is that he's been seeking out such tenants as they tend to be fairly short-lived businesses. That way he hopes to convince the Land and Environment Court that the building is so obsolete that he can't attract a long-term tenant, so redevelopment will be necessary.

    Whether that is true I don't know; but Holey Moley seem to be doing good business and don't look as though they're about to go anywhere.

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  6. Great local knowledge, bear. Thanks for that

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