Saloon bar in the Bondi Junction Hotel, 512-4 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney

Abstract

View of a curved linoleum-topped bar faced with bands of different coloured mottled tiles which also decorate the walls.The floor is laid with mosaic tiles except for a linoleum strip at the base of the bar. The room features chromed edgings, a pillar encased in mirror strips and a streamline-edged band of bowl shaped lights that runs immediately above the bar.The room is furnished with a built-in wall bench, bent metal and vinyl armchairs and a small table. Other details include vases of daffodils, wall sconces, windows dressed with venetian blinds and a notice warning of a financial penalty for Glass Stealing.The Bondi Junction Hotel was built by Tooth & Company Limited after the license was transferred from the Queens Hotel, Woollahra in December 1941. On completion in 1942 the hotel was a three storeyed brick structure with a fully tiled ground floor exterior and a tile and concrete roof. The architectural style is known as P. & O. Ship Style because of its similarities to ocean liner forms. Show more