Our greatest remaining skyscraper from the 30s?
Another great building, but not a scraper. Text from Walking Melbourne The National Trust guide to the historic and architectural landmarks of central...
Flinders Street peak hour 1956
New app allows users to see Melbourne's city streets in the 1800s
Over 300 photographs have been digitised by the State Library of Victoria for the Street History: Hoddle's Grid app which uses your location to show nearby buildings, street views and aerial photographs from as early as 1840.
The 'flood', Elizabeth Street | Ergo
Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, flooding at 6pm, 8 December 1862. Elizabeth St was actually the site of a small creek flowing in to the Yarra at the time of Melbourne's founding, and has flooded several times in the intervening 175 years. Created circa 1908. Black and white printed postcard.
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Looking east along Collins Street, Melbourne 1872
Copyright expired image. Taken By: Charles Nettleton Original image from The State Library of Victoria. This Image has been restored by Foto Supplies, Albury, NSW, Australia
West Melbourne. One of the "Dudley Mansions." - The Unsuspected Slums - Culture Victoria
A 'Dudley Mansion.' The kitchen is the front room, behind is the bedroom, which is papered with bill…
100 Lost Buildings of Melbourne
The National Trust has developed a new app called Lost ! 100 Lost Buildings of Melbourne, allowing people with an iPhone or iPad to go up to a range of city buildings and see what used to be there before they were lost to development. Here is a selection from their archive.
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Stunning photos of everyday life in Melbourne in the 1940s
<p>TWO boys, one with a football tucked under his arm, stare forlornly at a sign: “The playing of games in this park on Sundays is not allowed.”</p>
Melbourne's lost buildings
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This historic image is of the Fish Market Buildings (c.1890) that once spanned Flinders Street, between Spencer and King Streets. The view is from the corner of Spencer and Flinders Street. It was demolished in 1959 for the King Street bridge construction, and the site is currently occupied by the North Bank Palace apartments. Colourised by Alan T. Hall Original Image: State Library of Victoria (Accession No: H11709). #MelbourneHistory #MelbourneCBD #OldPhotos #BeautifulBuildings
East Richmond Station c.1920s to c.1939
Image citation: PROV VPRS 12800-P0003-000008-080
Photograph - Bourke Street, Mounted, Melbourne, Victoria, 1901
Photograph of Bourke Street in Melbourne taken in May 1901 as the city was being dressed for the visit of the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall and York for the opening of the first federal parliament of Australia, which took place in the (Royal) Exhibition Building on 9 May. For the 10 days of the royal couple's visit, city streets were bedecked with bunting and arches. The photographer was M J Daniel.
24 Rare Vintage Pictures of Melbourne in the 1800s
24 Rare Vintage Pictures of Melbourne in the 1800s ~ vintage everyday
Flinders Lane
Looking down Flinders Lane, horse drawn vehicles on road, cars lining curbs, pedestrians on paths. If you'd like to find out more about this image, or download a hi-res copy, visit our catalogue: handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/73966