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101 George Street
FW Johnson's Bakery
Galleria Espresso
Henninges Bakery
Kinetoscope Parlour
Paragon Cafe Katoomba
Parsley Bay Kiosk
Parsley Bay Refreshment Rooms
Prince Albert Restaurant
Snelling's Tea Room
Staples Stores
Stones Milk Bar site

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101 George Street

Residence and commercial space constructed about 1838 to cope with the housing shortage in the growing colony.

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FW Johnson's Bakery

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Family owned bakery which fronted Johnson's Bread Factory at 42 Stanmore Road, Enmore. Their slogan was "By crust and by crumb, it's good!".

Galleria Espresso

Coffee shop said to be the first in Sydney to serve 'real' coffee, which pioneered exotic continental cafeteria-style eating in 1950s Sydney, in Rowe Street

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Henninges Bakery

Bakery constructed by Henry Henninges in 1893 and operated by him until 1912. The kneading, ploughing and steaming was done upstairs in the main working area and then sent through a chute downstairs to be baked in the 2 ovens. It is said that up to 5000 loaves were baked daily during this time. The lane behind the factory still bears Henninges name.

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Kinetoscope Parlour

Shop at 148 Pitt Street where James McMahon showed moving pictures on Kinetoscope machines. Each machine could only be used by one person at a time, and each showed a different film.

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Paragon Cafe Katoomba

Art Deco heritage listed cafe in Katoomba that captures a bygone era and has become a tourist mecca.

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Parsley Bay Kiosk

Refreshment rooms and caretaker's residence at Parsley Bay reserve.

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Parsley Bay Refreshment Rooms

Timber kiosk and convenience built at Parsley Bay in 1910 which also provided accommodation for the caretaker of the Parsley Bay Reserve. Designed by architect Varney Parkes in the style of a Japanese teahouse.

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Prince Albert Restaurant

Restaurant opposite the Royal Victoria Theatre in Pitt Street.

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Snelling's Tea Room

Cafe established in the 1920s near Bronte beach

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Staples Stores

Originally located north of the railway line, WG Staples constructed a new group of shops south of the line which formed a nucleus for the retail centre of Lawson after 1892.

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Stones Milk Bar site

Popular bar and coffee lounge in Coogee. Established by William 'Pop' Stones and wife Bridget, it became famous all over Sydney. Patrons sat at marble tables and ordered milkshakes or their renowned fruit cocktails with penny ice cream. Amateur performers provided entertainment and concerts were conducted on Sunday evenings. During World War II, the bar was a popular haunt among American servicement and Prince Philip also reputedly visited it as a young naval officer. The bar was sold after Mrs Stones' death but remained within the Stones' family, becoming a Teen Cabaret until it was sold in 1967 and converted into a Hungarian restaurant. Afterward it became the Coogee Comedy Theatre Restaurant.

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