Borsari's Corner is at the intersection of
Lygon and
Grattan Street
Grattan Street is a major street in Melbourne, Australia.
History
Since 2020, Grattan Street has been split by the building works for a new pedestrian zone adjoining the university, and for the construction of Parkville railway station.
In J ...
s, in
Carlton, Victoria
Carlton is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, three kilometres north of the Melbourne central business district within the city of Melbourne local government area. Carlton recorded a population of 16,055 at the 2021 census. ...
,
Australia
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.
History
The corner is named after
Nino Borsari, a member of the Gold medal-winning Italian pursuit cycling team at the
1932 Olympics, who was competing in Australia when
World War II
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broke out. Unable to return home, he established a bicycle repair shop on the corner in 1941. It is located by the intersection of
Lygon Street and
Grattan Street
Grattan Street is a major street in Melbourne, Australia.
History
Since 2020, Grattan Street has been split by the building works for a new pedestrian zone adjoining the university, and for the construction of Parkville railway station.
In J ...
s, in
Carlton, Victoria
Carlton is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, three kilometres north of the Melbourne central business district within the city of Melbourne local government area. Carlton recorded a population of 16,055 at the 2021 census. ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.
In the late 1940s, a neon sign of Borsari was erected, and is currently of heritage significance. Borsari was active in the local Italian community, organising cultural and welfare activities.
The corner has become so well known that in 1967 Italian president Giuseppe Saragat delivered a speech at the spot.
See also
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Dingo Flour sign in
North Fremantle,
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
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Nylex Clock in
Cremorne, Victoria
Cremorne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Cremorne recorded a population of 2,158 at the 2021 census.
It ...
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Pelaco Sign in
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Yarra Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Richmond recorded a population of 2 ...
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Skipping Girl Sign in
Abbotsford, Victoria
Abbotsford () is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra Local government areas of Victoria, loc ...
References
External links
Borsari's Corner neon signBorsari's Cycles
History of Melbourne
Road junctions in Australia
Transport in the City of Melbourne (LGA)
Advertising structures
Individual signs in Australia
Italian-Australian culture in Melbourne
Cycling in Australia
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