I like the fact that you can forever be exploring Melbourne’s streets and laneways and find yourself always coming across something new and unexpected, like art for art’s sake.
Sure, some of it is esoteric and controversial, but hey, that’s art.
One thing I would like to see though, is a series of large, no, make that huge statues of prominent Melburnians such as Hoddle, Deakin and Fawkner erected around the city on prominent sites.
Statues add so much to a streetscape.
Speaking of things I would like to see….
Former Eastern Arcade, now Allans
131-135 Bourke Street
This exotic Moorish façade was built in 1894 as part of an upgrade of the 1872 arcade that once ran right through the block to Little Collins Street.
Wouldn’t it be great if someone decided to restore this, to add to the already impressive list of arcades?
The original plans still exist as far as I know.
The Eastern Arcade, Bourke Street
Architects: Hyndman & Bates
1892 design for extension.