Shop, 1958

This image shows a shop frontage. The store has a glass window front with a door in the centre. There is a large display in the window with several small advertising posters attached to the window. The sign “Self Service” is above the doorway. The top section of the shop has large signage which reads: “Babington’s Foodland Store Jack Babington”. A paint shop is attached to the left-hand side of the store. A concrete footpath and bitumen street is in the foreground.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Shop, 1958

DATE1958

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERKodak

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P590

HISTORY

In 1958, Jack and Norma Babington purchased Denham’s old store on the corner of High and King Streets, Hastings. They demolished the building and built a new shop and residence. This photograph is from the Babington Collection.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a shop frontage. The store has a glass window front with a door in the centre. There is a large display in the window with several small advertising posters attached to the window. The sign “Self Service” is above the doorway. The top section of the shop has large signage which reads: “Babington’s Foodland Store Jack Babington”. A paint shop is attached to the left-hand side of the store. A concrete footpath and bitumen street is in the foreground.

SUBJECTS

General stores, Grocers, Hardware stores, Local history, Shops

KEYWORDS

Babington, Jack, Babington, Norma, Foodland Store, Hastings