Corner store photographs

Over a cup of tea talking with a friend it was brought to my attention that the trusty old fashioned convenience store is becoming dangerously close to extinction. I remember walking to suburban “corner” stores as a child to buy a mixed paper bag of one and two cent lollies and later as an adult shopping for essentials due to the pure convenience.  The reminiscing led me to take up the challenge of finding these  family owned stores around Brisbane. After seven hours of driving around and asking anyone who would listen to my plight, I could only find ten, which  was alarming. On my quest the  architecture was prevalent but was mostly being inhabited by other cottage industry such as hairdressing salons.

Dean Saffron - Photographer

The John Oxley Library has recently acquired a collection of six photo essays by Brisbane photographer Dean Saffron. The topics include: Brisbane corner stores, Bizzell's Garage in Paddington, the Birdsville races, repair of the cruise ship"Pacific Dawn", construction of 111 Eagle Street Brisbane and a series on transportation to work. See the John Oxley Library blog for updates.

Windsor Road, Kelvin Grove

Morgan Terrace, Bardon

Bent Street, Toowong

St Pauls Terrace, Spring Hill

Melton Road, Northgate

Stafford Road, Stafford

Nash Street, Rosalie

Manson Road, Hendra

Dean Street, Toowong

Stuartholme Road, Bardon