Alan Adler – The Guardian News Picture Essay
The interest that the threatened removal of the Flinders Street photobooth generated, has turned owner, Alan Adler, into a minor celebrity. It is a celebrity he could have done without. I can’t imagine what he went through, with the worry of the proposed abrupt cessation of his business, hanging over him for two weeks.
For those Melbournians dedicated to “dip and dunk” chemical photobooths, Alan has always been a much loved figure in our city. Selfishly, I love seeing him getting some public recognition for his work. A couple of days ago The Guardian did a picture essay about him. You can find it here.
Photobooth Journal 
What a cute story! So happy that the booth was saved!
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Thanks Olivia! Me too.
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Fine article. Great photos!
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Yes indeed. I’d love to have a rummage in that shed!
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That’s great! It’s nice to read of a happy ending, and very glad for Mr. Adler.
I’m also fascinated by the 1920’s, when these booths were invented, and always delighted to find survivors of that era – a building, a tune, a good cocktail…or a photobooth!
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I soooo agree, Robert! Speaking of the 1920s and cocktails I have some gorgeous cocktail glasses from that era that belonged to my grandmother. This is my grandma, albeit in the 30s. https://mugshotsandmiscellaneous.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/may-broderick-early-melbourne-radio-star/
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That’s very cool! It seems daunting enough to perform in public, and doing live music on the radio, takes a tremendous amount of confidence.
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😄. She was very, very good. She even made an early sound film with my Grandfather playing violin. It was a huge deal for them at the time. We thought the film was lost, but the film and sound archive in Canberra owns a copy, so after almost 80 years we got to see it. Unfortunately my grandparents had died by then. 😢
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Amazing to rediscover it and be able to see them in their heyday, that’s just great
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Loved the story–indeed a happy ending. 🙂
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Yes! I’m so happy about it.😃
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It would be no bad idea to organize a party to thank him for his many years of dedication.
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That would be so cool, Marcelo, but he is a tad reclusive outside of his business.
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It is a pity 😦
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