Boudist » kings cross http://www.boudist.com Photos by Sydney photographer Daniel Boud Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:01:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Vittorio Bianchi at Piccolo Bar http://www.boudist.com/archive/2009/11/23/vittorio-bianchi-at-piccolo-bar.php http://www.boudist.com/archive/2009/11/23/vittorio-bianchi-at-piccolo-bar.php#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:33:00 +0000 Daniel Boud http://www.boudist.com/?p=4316 vittorio-bianchi-piccolo-cafe-6

Vittorio Bianchi and the Piccolo Bar are what you’d call “Kings Cross institutions”.

In the folklore of Kings Cross, Vittorio is as much of an icon as the Coke sign, the fountain, Porky’s or the Bourbon and Beefsteak.

In an area that has changed so much, Vittorio and the cafe he runs have remained constant for about 50 years.

I shot these quick snaps on an impromptu visit a few months ago.

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He’s quite a character, feigning shyness one moment, being a prima donna the next. Obsessed with celebrities and his own notoriety. Wickedly funny and full of beans.

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One of Sydney’s great characters.

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