Old Melbourne
Scene looking towards Flinders Street Station, giving view of Yarra River, train tracks, trams and horse drawn carts, c. 1920Scene looking towards Flinders Street Station, giving view of Yarra River, train tracks, trams and horse drawn cartsc. 1920

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The Melbourne central business district is the city centre and main commercial district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As of the 2021 census, the CBD had a population of 54,941, and is located primarily within the City of Melbourne, with some parts located in the City of Port Phillip.

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Melbourne City by decade

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Streets and landmarks in Melbourne City

A sample across the years

Portion of Melbourne from near the corner of Bourke and William Streets October 1844, 18351835The Government Offices, Melbourne, 18451845View of opening of the Princes Bridge, Melbourne, on Friday 15th November 18501850Bourke St. E. Melbourne, 18601860Congregational Church [Collins Street, Melbourne], 18701870Collins St. looking east from below Elizabeth St, c. 1880c. 1880Flinders Lane looking east from Bond Street near Queen Street, c. 1880c. 1880Block Arcade, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Panoramic view of St. Kilda road looking south, c. 1900c. 1900Interior [, hallway] Alton, St. Kilda Rd, 19001900Swanston Street, Melbourne looking north from Collins Street, c. 1900c. 1900"Alton" St Kilda Road - Side view, 19001900St. Kilda Road ca. 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Spring St. Looking South, Powlett River Coalfields 4.1.10, 19101910Elizabeth St., Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910Scene looking towards Flinders Street Station, giving view of Yarra River, train tracks, trams and horse drawn carts, c. 1920c. 1920Melbourne 1920, showing Elizabeth and Collins Street1920Melbourne looking towards Queens Bridge, showing construction of city buildings, 1929–311929–31Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1930c. 1930Collins Street, c. 1930c. 1930Spencer Street Railway Station Melbourne, 1940?1940?St Kilda Road railway bridge, 1940?1940?"Bourke St., looking east from west of Elizabeth St.", c. 1940c. 1940Bourke St., looking east from west of Elizabeth St, c. 1940c. 1940

6,638 historic photos of Melbourne City, taken between 1835 and 1989. They span 15 decades, with the most from the 1940s (1398). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.