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Why do I Love 6-Pack Flats? / Michael's Building Melbourne / 105 yo business / Lost Jobs

🏠 Detective Diaries Ep 30 🏠 In this episode, I delve into the history of Norman Park, discuss a lost job that was once crucial, but no longer exists, I look at an iconic Melbourne Building, its innovative design and construction and the business that ran from it for 105 years!!! I will also try and convince you to love six-pack flats! Will I succeed? 🔍 The History of Norman Park, Brisbane – uncover the mystery behind the suburb’s name (who was Norman anyway?!), what it was called before that, the arrival of the railway in 1889, and how floods and land sales shaped its growth. 🧊 A Lost Job – meet Mortimer Marshall Wolfgram, from East Brisbane, whose job no longer exists! Learn about why technology meant an end to his job, which was once an crucial service! 📸 The Michael's Building, Melbourne – discover the incredible story of a family-owned business that ran for 105 years and its transformation from chemist to camera store! 🏢 But what was so special about the windows of the Michael's Building? Find out and learn more about its design by architect Arthur Pannell and its cutting-edge 1915 method of construction. 🏘️ Six-Pack Flats – love them or hate them, these post-war apartment blocks are an important part of Australia’s architectural history. I reveal how they changed suburban streets, solved housing shortages, and are now being rediscovered for their space, light, and character. But can I convince you to love them too? 📚 Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 00:40 – 5. Norman Park History 08:29 – 4. A Lost Job 11:01 – 3. The Michael's Building: Story 16:51 – 2. The Michael's Building: Design & Construction 22:03 – 1. Six-Pack Flats 33:47 – Outro 💬 Share your thoughts in the comments! Do you remember that lost job? Have you lived in a six-pack flat? What’s your favourite historic flat building in your city? Do you know Michael's Building? Did you have a crush on Val Kilmer too? 📌 Subscribe for more Australian history, lost jobs, and hidden architecture stories 🔗 LINKS: 🕵🏻‍♀️ HIRE ME: www.housedetective.com.au 🔴 Redbubble: Norman Park and other historic maps: https://www.redbubble.com/people/hous... 🏠 Ormiston House:   / historicormistonhouse   🧐 Derham Groves on Arthur Purnell in Uni of Melbourne 60th Anniversary Vid: https://library.unimelb.edu.au/asc/wh... 📜 The Purnell Collection at Uni of Melbourne: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.... 📖 6 Pack Flat article in The Agenda Magazine: https://static1.squarespace.com/stati... 🕵🏻‍♀️ HIRE ME: www.housedetective.com.au WANT TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF YOUR HOME?? I'm an architectural historian called The House Detective. I research houses and the people who lived there! When was it built? Who built it? Did it ever have a name? Are there any old photos of it? I can answer these questions and many many more! Visit my website: www.housedetective.com.au to view my research packages or for more information about what I do! ☕️ WANT TO HELP SUPPORT MY HISTORY ADDICTION? 🤣 You can Buy me a Coffee here: buymeacoffee.com/housedetective #NormanPark #BrisbaneHistory #MelbourneHistory #SixPackFlats #AustralianHistory #Architecture #LostJobs #HistoricBuildings #HouseDetective #UrbanHistory #PostWarArchitecture house histories house history architectural history house detective Queensland houses Brisbane Houses Brisbane homes built heritage brisbane history brisbane suburbs