1910 Melbourne Town HallThe Melbourne Town Hall in 1910. This image is a marvellous street view, looking down on the intersection of Collins and Swanston Street, showing the various modes of transport, the fashions and some of the lost gems of Melbourne's architecture. The building on the right is the Victoria Building, constructed in 1888, demolished in the late 1960s (along with some other fine buildings along Swanston Street) to make way for the City Square. The beautiful

Beautiful photo by Charles Nettleton of the activity on Port Melbourne Pier in 1871 when Melbourne was one of the largest and leading cities of the world

William Lamb

In 1886 a number of coffee stall holders were charged with "obstructing the public thoroughfare"

Drawn by Albert Charles Cooke

Crossing from left to right at the southern end of Flagstaff Gardens is La Trobe Street

Collins and Russell Streets

A very detailed map of the Dardanelles Operations in 1915

Anne and Jane

but the concourse designed to run along Swanston Street was not constructed to this design

showing street with horses and carts

The original building continued as a fruit market and bicycle stables until the late 1890s

which includes a legend identifying the buildings and other features depicted