Cocktail Bar steelgrate from 1957 until 28 March

from 1957 until 28 March 2010

operated under the Purnell Shoe Company name by the 1970s before closing as cheap imports dismantled the local footwear industry

pendant lights hang loose overhead

Goalposts stand against an open sky

A grease pump sits on the factory floor of the former O-I Glass facility at Spotswood

Cocktail Bar steelgrate from 1957 until 28 MarchEmpty bottles and glassware still line the counter of the cocktail bar, untouched since Balmain Leagues Club closed on 28 March 2010. The bar sat inside a purpose built community venue at the corner of Victoria Road and Darling Street, Rozelle, which served the Tigers and the surrounding working class suburb from 1957. Part of the Balmain Leagues Club series.