Keep the Lift Attendants in the Nicholas Building
Sign Now
The owners of Melbourne's historically and culturally significant Nicholas Building (Cnr of Swanston St. and Flinders Lane) are planning to get rid of the lift attendants and replace their lifts with automatic lifts. The attendants and their wildly decorated lifts are famous internationally. They are some of the only lift attendants remaining in Australia and apparently the last in Melbourne. Work is planned to commence on replacing the lifts mid-February 2012.
For more information on the significance of the lifts and the building in general see:
Lawrence Mooney in The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/mcqueen-of-melbournes-movers-and-shakers-20091117-ikcw.html
Ben Eltham in Meanjin:
http://meanjin.com.au/editions/volume-69-number-3-2010/article/the-nicholas-building-a-user-s-manual/
Joan the lift attendant:
www.vimeo.com/6958648
Victorian Tourism Dept.:
http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Destinations/City-precincts/Laneways/Vertical-laneways.aspx
Frankie Magazine:
www.isobelknowles.com/stills/_news/frankie.pdf
Jetstar Magazine:
http://www.jetstarmag.com/story/art-in-the-city/1133/1/
Sign The Petition
Continue with Google
OR
If you already have an account please sign in, otherwise register an account for free then sign the petition filling the fields below.
Email and password will be your account data, you will be able to sign other petitions after logging in.
Shoutbox
Goal
535 signatures
Goal: 10,000
Latest Signatures
7 June 2013
24 November 2012
26 June 2012
27 May 2012
26 April 2012
13 March 2012
11 March 2012
11 March 2012
11 March 2012
11 March 2012
27 February 2012
22 February 2012
18 February 2012
15 February 2012
8 February 2012
8 February 2012
7 February 2012
7 February 2012
7 February 2012
6 February 2012
6 February 2012
6 February 2012
5 February 2012
5 February 2012
4 February 2012
Tags
No tags
Embed Codes
direct link
link for html
link for forum without title
link for forum with title
