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State Library of New South Wales

Melissa Giardini, Doppelganger Hair, 31 Enmore Road, 27 April 2012

a8817 Online No. 19

"I opened Doppelganger in 1999 and it was the original late night salon where the Goth, punk and LGBTI community could feel at home in."

Previously an insurance company was a tenant here.

Newtown, 1933: Risking arrest from the police, 50 unemployed Hairdressers' Union members protested against ‘price-cutting’ barber shops.

Apart from specialising in a kaleidoscopic range of hair colours, this salon also styles retro and vintage hairdos for events such as the Gangster's Ball in Sydney.

This business was originally located at 44 Enmore Road, where the Midnight Special, a bar that plays records, is now.