Ritchies IGA, 141-145 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong 2015.

While this photo isn't that old, it is of note that this building was demolished of recent to make way for the new Cheltenham Road underpass, which will connect to the highway.

This is part of the project to remove the Webster Street railway crossing. Ritchies closed around 2014/15. In recent years the building was home to Marmara Meats.

Originally built in the 1980s, it was home to Half Case Warehouse, which itself was became Payless.

In 1998, Ritchies opened this store in Dandenong, which was the most up-to-date store opened by the company at the time. Opening week set an all-time record for independent retailing in Australia.

Concept of underpass looking from highway, that will

link Cheltenham Road to the Princes Highway.

Note Webster Street, on the left, will be closed at the railway

line. Where the underpass goes if the former IGA site.

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