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Myer Department Store: 314-336 Bourke St ,


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Building Profile

Name : Myer Department Store

Location

Address: 314-336 Bourke St
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Construction Details

Built: 1933
Original use: Commercial
Current use:

Built in the Interwar period in the Art-Deco style

Notable features

Features include a facade rendered in Snowcrete, a new product of the 1930s, panels enlivened by faux Egyptian patterns and the Grand Mural Hall on the sixth floor. Sidney Myer was inspired by the Emporium in San Francisco, which just went out of business in the last decade. The building still stands in Market Street, San Francisco.

History

Architect: H.W & F.B Tompkins

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