Gibb & Miller Ltd, Port Adelaide

This squat horizontal building is Gibb & Miller Ltd Engineers in Port Adelaide.

I can't imagine that the narrow band of windows along the front of the building let in much, if any, light but no doubt there would be windows in the roof to provide light.

The perfectly proportioned lettering spelling out the company name adds to the simplicity of the facade but my favourite is the metal "GM" monogram above the entrance.

Dalgety Wool Store, Port Adelaide

This wool store in Port Adelaide was built for the Dalgety Company in 1938.

Clarkson, Port Adelaide

Like Power Mobile, this is another strange little shop in St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide.

Obviously the whole top part of the shopfront has been boarded up, except for the Clarkson name, and it was a furniture shop a few years ago when I took this photo.

I hope it is still there and I'd love to know what is under that boarding.

Power Mobile, Port Adelaide

I caught this small shop in St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide in mid-change from a Marine Electronics shop to a Mobile Phone shop in September 2005.

I like the disaster area below the verandah and the beautiul signage above it.

I also like that the shop front is made of wood. Most of the time Art Deco elements are made from concrete but this little shops nods to the Australian past of wooden buildings.

So traditional building technoques are employed even though the original shop owners want to show they are part o the modern world.

I'd like to see what has become of this little place in the last 3 years since I saw it in this state.