This photo and article give a glimpse of what the pavements were like before the bricks were removed and the street was modernised. (Apologies for the quality. I took photos of the articles - which were on microfilm.)
Coburg Courier, 4 July 1961
As you can see, the reporter suggests that brick pavements were built throughout the suburb between 1917 and 1933 and that in this period about five and a quarter million bricks were used.
I'm assuming they're all gone now, but if you're reading this and you know of a brick pavement in the Coburg area, please let me know.
Oh yes, those of you who remember the shopping ritual of the day will not be surprised to see that our Salisbury Avenue housewife is wearing a hat. My mother always left home wearing a hat, with gloves on her hands and her handbag over her arm. My father always wore his hat when he went out and raised it in greeting to those he knew as we walked along Sydney Road. He'd also walk on the outside, closest to the cars, because 'the gentleman always walked on the outside to protect the lady he was with'. He'd also stop, take off his hat and hold it over his heart when a funeral went past. I'm guessing many of you have similar memories!
