Borsari's Corner
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Borsari's Corner is at the intersection of Lygon and Grattan Streets, in Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
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 broke out. Unable to return home, he established a bicycle repair shop on the corner in 1941.{{Cite web |last=Johnstone |first=Rose |date=10 October 2022 |title=14 cool facts about Carlton we bet you didn't know |url=https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/things-to-do/facts-about-carlton |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Time Out Melbourne |language=en-AU}} It is located by the intersection of Lygon Street and Grattan Streets, in Carlton, Victoria, Australia.{{Cite web |last=Mayne |first=Alan |title=eMelbourne - The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online |url=https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00218b.htm |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=www.emelbourne.net.au |language=en-gb}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Castaldo |first=Dario |date=18 June 2022 |title=Un docufilm sulla vita di Nino Borsari |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/italian/it/podcast-episode/un-docufilm-sulla-vita-di-nino-borsari/5086ea302 |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=SBS Language |language=it}}{{Cite web |last=Zable |first=Arnold |last2=Couchman |first2=Sophie |date=2012-12-20 |title=Borsari's Corner: an Italian institution |url=https://whatsonblog.melbourne.vic.gov.au/borsaris-corner-an-italian-institution/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=City of Melbourne What's On blog |language=en}}
The corner has become so well known that in 1967 Italian president Giuseppe Saragat delivered a speech at the spot.{{Cite news |last=Rawsthorn |first=Alice |date=2012-05-06 |title=Old Signs of the Times |language=en-US |work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/arts/design/old-signs-of-the-times.html |access-date=2022-12-06 |issn=0362-4331}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.adonline.id.au/neon/borsaris-corner/ Borsari's Corner neon sign]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060613000226/http://www.borsaricycles.com.au/ Borsari's Cycles]
Category:Road junctions in Australia
Category:Transport in the City of Melbourne (LGA)
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