- published: 18 Jun 2012
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The term Coffee Palace was primarily used in Australia to describe the temperance hotels which were built during the period of the 1880s although there are references to the term also being used, to a lesser extent, in the United Kingdom. They were hotels that did not serve alcohol, built in response to the temperance movement and, in particular, the influence of the Independent Order of Rechabites in Australia. James Munro was a particularly vocal member of this movement. Coffee Palaces were often multi-purpose or mixed use buildings which included a large number of rooms for accommodation as well as ballrooms and other function and leisure facilities.
The construction of buildings for the temperance movement coincided with an economic boom in Australia and the use of richly ornamental High Victorian architecture.
Subsequently, many such hotels were given prestigious names such as "Grand" or "Royal" and were designed in the fashionable Free Classical or Second Empire styles.
The movement reached its height in Victoria and particularly Melbourne.
Mama got mad at papa 'cause he didn't bring no coffee
home
Mama got mad at papa 'cause he didn't bring no coffee
home
She begin to wonder what is going on wrong
Papa said, "Mama, I ain't mad with you, now, don't you
get mad with me
Baby, I ain't mad with you, now, don't you get mad with
Papa must have been teasing mama 'cause she said, "I
ain't mad with you"
Papa must have been teasing mama 'cause she said, "I
ain't mad with you"
She said, "Everything's all right; don't make no
difference what you do"
(Spoken: You know papa got good with mama somehow)
And I was crying for bread, and yes, I,
Baby, I was crying for bread; and these are the words I
said
(Spoken: Now look at mama, just trying to shout)
It was early one evening but papa came home late at night
It was early one evening but papa came home late at night