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Chevron Hotel: 539 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Chevron Hotel: 539 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
The Chevron was built in to the design of Leslie M Perrott in 1934 with construction of the 200 room hotel with unusual tower by E.A. Watts taking 18 weeks.
The rooms featured ensuite bathrooms and garages for guests’ cars.
At its peak, it was a ritzy nightclub which hosted the likes of Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, Winifred Atwell and Frank Sinatra.
The nightclub finally closed in 2001.
Posted in City of Melbourne, Low-rise (1-5 storeys), Melbourne 3004 | 
Tags: 1930s, 1934, 20th century, 4 storey, apartment building, decorative tower, hotel, interwar, leslie m perrott, palazzo, st kilda road | 
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