Empty shops in the Orange CBD are being dressed with historic window images showing what the location looked like many years ago.
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The project, part of the FutureCity program to reinvigorate the CBD will initially see 17 shops fitted with the vinyl photos which will be removed when the shops are leased.
Property owner Kim Rossi shared a photo of her mother Thel as a child in about 1945, with her weekly ice cream treat from the Rose Marie Cafe in Summer Street.
It appears on the rear window of 182 Summer Street. The shopfront features a photo of a parade passing the building as it heads down Summer Street to mark Australia's 150th anniversary in 1938.
"I think the photos are very effective. They are eye-catching and uplifting. Not only do they add charm and a uniform character to the CBD, they also highlight the rich history of the city and its people," she [Kim Rossi] said.
Other images include workers painting pedestrian crossings, former buildings such as the Rural Bank of NSW and EC Cameron's dealership, the opening of Coles supermarket, Christmas shoppers in Summer Street, aerial views of the CBD, and an Anzac Day parade.
The photos have been sourced with help from the Orange and District Historical Society, historian John Kich and building owners and installed by Signarama, McSigns and Midwest Signs.
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