500+ Photos of Tasmanian Art Deco & Modernism

It's official, the Tasmanian 20th Century Modernism archtiecture page on my website has hit 500 photographs!  These include images of residential, industrial, civic and Government buildings.  The project continues to grow and many more photographs are yet to be added to the website and blog.  There are many more to come....Thanks to those over the years who have dropped by, checked out my blog and website and left comments, it's great to see other people who have a similar interest. There are other galleries on my site Deco and Modernist buildings around Australia as well.

Check out my website for 500+ images of Modernism in Tasmania photo project.

Melbourne Art Deco Flats "Dorijo"

This Art Deco complex in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy is an amazing design, and were designed by I.G Anderson who did many homes and flats in Melbourne and he also designed a wonderful streamline commercial building in Tasmania.  Many of his buildings had stylised turrets on the top of the building, and Dorijo is no different.  Others included Lonsdale House (demolished 2010) and Ostend flats in Brighton, Melbourne.

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Former Art Deco Millaa Millaa Cheese Factory Demolished

The historic Art Deco Millaa Millaa Cheese factory was demolished recently.

The landmark Art Deco building in the township of Millaa Millaa, the former Millaa Millaa Cheese Factory, has been demolished. This is sad news for a township that doesn't have many historic buildings left.  This demolition is short sighted as Millaa Millaa isn't the thriving town, with many other historic shops having been lost in the past few decades.

Reports may have suggested the building was an eyesore, but I wonder what will replace the historic cheese factory at a time when the township has lost many of it's buildings and services.  Likely, 10 foot tropical grass will take its place.  Have there been any ideas as to what will replace this building in order to draw more business and tourists to the town. Without such buildings as the Millaa Millaa Cheese Factory, the township loses part of it's social and built history.