The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #67979   Message #1140600
Posted By: Joybell
19-Mar-04 - 12:17 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Cattycorner, Cattywampus
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cattycorner, Cattywampus
Our Melbourne crossing, mentioned above, is at the T intersection of Flinders Street and Elizabeth Street. In case anyone cares to visit it. It's been set up this way since at least the 1950s. There used to be a cop on duty there who was a real showman. He danced and gesticulated and mimed as he directed traffic. I once watched him do a terrific fake death scene when a car almost hit him. I've often wondered what happened to him and where he went. Joy