| Borsari's Corner | |
| Namesake: | Named for Nino Borsari |
| Addresses: | Corner Lygon & Grattan Streets |
| Location: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Postal Code: | 3053 |
| Coordinates: | -37.8006°N 144.9667°W |
Borsari's Corner is at the intersection of Lygon and Grattan Streets, in Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
The corner is named after Nino Borsari, a member of the Gold medal-winning Italian pursuit cycling team at the 1932 Olympics, who was competing in Australia when World War II broke out. Unable to return home, he established a bicycle repair shop on the corner in 1941.[1] It is located by the intersection of Lygon Street and Grattan Streets, in Carlton, Victoria, Australia.[2]
In the late 1940s, a neon sign of Borsari was erected, and is currently of heritage significance. Borsari was active in the local Italian community, organising cultural and welfare activities.[3] [4]
The corner has become so well known that in 1967 Italian president Giuseppe Saragat delivered a speech at the spot.[5]