Historic William, Russell, Exhibition, Spencer and Lonsdale Streets in B & W (Melb)

William Street

http://www.thecollectormm.com/private/1stExhibit1.jpg
Melbourne’s first Exhibition building at the corner of William and Lt Lonsdale Streets.

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The 1st Menzies Hotel ~ 1880.

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The second enlarged Menzies Hotel.

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Russell Street

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Russell Street in 1878.

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Melbourne’s second museum on Russell Street, behind the State Library.

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Russell Street Police Headquarters, now Concept Blue.

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Exhibition Street

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Alexandra Theatre in its past glory.
Now called Her Majesty’s and in need of restoration.
How about it Bracks, Mariner or So?

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Spencer Street

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The now demolished Carlyon’s Hotel, southern corner of Spencer and Bourke Streets.

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Lonsdale Street

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A former mansion, now demolished.

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Only one of these buildings still stands.

Wouldn't the replacement of that truncated pyramid dome on Her Majesty's Theatre look magnificent? I never understood why these were ever removed from certain buildings.

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Her Majesty's Theatre, 2005

Her Maj's has had a massive upgrade inside and the stage equipment by the latest owner Mike Walsh.
Chsck their website at http://www.hermajestystheatre.com.au/

bring back the trams on Lonsdale St!

Exhibition Street

http://www.thecollectormm.com/gallery/postcards/Edwardian/slides/ExhibitionSt1.jpg

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Wellington Parade Might as well include this street as well.

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Lonsdale Street

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William Street

http://www.thecollectormm.com/private/RoyalMint1.jpg

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Russell Street

http://www.thecollectormm.com/private/Russell1.jpg

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Lonsdale Street

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The Library of the Supreme Court, the domed building in the centre of the Law Courts, stands within the building’s courtyard.
It was built in 1877.

William Street

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Above, the original Harbor Trust building from a photo taken in1882, sited at the corner of William Street and Flinders Lane, below, north-end of William Street near Flagstaff Gardens about 120 years ago and after that, the Law Courts.

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Spencer Street

http://www.thecollectormm.com/gallery/postcards/Edwardian/slides/Spencer1.jpg

Looks like some of the statues on the top of the Vic Railways building(now Grand Hotel) have been removed over the years - mores the pity.

^^ Removed from the roof and above the ground floor entrances when they added more levels.
I have no idea what happened to the statues.

Wonderful old pics. The Royal Mint is a mueum now, am I right?

:cheers:

^^The former Royal Mint just houses private offices now.
It is the former Treasury building on Spring Street that is now the City Museum. :)