Melbourne’s lost 1950s bohemian hub, the Swanston Family hotel
- Written by Lisa French, Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
Helen French (née Bald) and artist Leonard French, on right, circa 1952 at the Swanston Hotel.Author provided, CC BY1950s Melbourne hosted an exciting bohemian scene, one that championed unconventional thinking. Within that community there was a general disregard for social norms and traditions. This artistic counterculture, full of...





