[The Collector]

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

William Street

Melbourne’s first Exhibition building at the corner of William and Lt Lonsdale Streets.

The 1st Menzies Hotel ~ 1880.

The second enlarged Menzies Hotel.

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Russell Street

Russell Street in 1878.

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

Russell Street Police Headquarters, now Concept Blue.

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Exhibition Street

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

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

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Lonsdale Street

A former mansion, now demolished.

Only one of these buildings still stands.

 

[The Olderfleet]

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.

Her Majesty's Theatre, 2005

 

[OzAsian]

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/

 

[tayser]

bring back the trams on Lonsdale St!

 

[The Collector]

Exhibition Street

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Wellington Parade Might as well include this street as well.

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Lonsdale Street

 

[The Collector]

William Street

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Russell Street

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Lonsdale Street

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.

 

[The Collector]

William Street

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

 

[auslankan]

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.

 

[The Collector]

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

 

[neorion]

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

:cheers:

 

[The Collector]

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