Borsari's Corner, Melbourne
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Borsari's Corner is at the intersection of Lygon Street
and Grattan Street, in Carlton
, Victoria, Australia
. 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. 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.
Borsari's Corner is currently occupied by a Shoex shoe store, a Sportsgirl
clothing store, a 7-11 convenience store and Borsari's, an Italian restaurant.
Lygon Street, Melbourne
Lygon Street is a street in inner northern Melbourne, Australia running through the suburbs of Carlton, Carlton North, Princes Hill and Brunswick East. Lygon Street's name has become synonymous with Italian restaurants and cafés located in the Carlton part of the street...
and Grattan Street, in Carlton
Carlton, Victoria
Carlton is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne...
, Victoria, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The corner is named after Nino Borsari, a member of the Gold medal winning Italian pursuit cycling team at the 1932 Olympics
Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...
, who was competing in Australia when World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
broke out. Unable to return home, he established a bicycle repair shop on the corner in 1941. 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.
Borsari's Corner is currently occupied by a Shoex shoe store, a Sportsgirl
Sportsgirl
Sportsgirl is a women's apparel clothing chain, owned and operated by the Sussan Retail Group in Australia.The first Sportsgirl stores were opened in 1948 in Melbourne, as a younger, more fun alternative to the more conservative sister label Sportscraft...
clothing store, a 7-11 convenience store and Borsari's, an Italian restaurant.
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