Old Melbourne

1910s31 photos

Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910ELIZABETH STREET, MELBOURNE, c. 1910c. 1910ELIZABETH STREET, MELBOURNE, c. 1910c. 1910ELIZABETH ST. CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION IN DISTANCE, MELB. VIC, 1910?1910?Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 19101910Procession of caparisoned elephants in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1906–141906–14Melbourne bird's-eye, 1890–19301890–1930[Collins Street from the corner of Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1910–141910–14ELIZABETH ST., LOOKING SOUTH, MELBOURNE, c. 1912c. 1912Elizabeth Street Melbourne, 19131913Elizabeth Street looking north-east from Little Collins Street, 1913–141913–14Elizabeth Street from Flinders Street, 1913–141913–14Elizabeth Street from Flinders Street, 1913–141913–14Collins Street looking west from Elizabeth Street, 1913–141913–14Elizabeth Street Melbourne, 19131913Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, c. 1914c. 1914Elizabeth St. and Corner of Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1914c. 1914Intersection of Collins and Elizabeth Streets, showing the Premier Building Society, the Union Bank, Fanny Edel, cable tram, horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians, 1910–201910–20Intersection of Collins and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne, from south east corner, showing horse-drawn vehicles, cable trams, cars and pedestrians, 1910–201910–20View of Collins Street, Melbourne from above Elizabeth Street looking towards Spring Street, 1910–201910–20Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking east from above Elizabeth Street, showing Myer Emporium, Buckley & Nunn Ltd., cable trams, pedestrians, parked cars and safety zone in roadway, 1910–201910–20Looking down Collins Street, Melbourne, from intersection at Elizabeth Street, showing World War 1 soldiers marching from Spencer Street. Crowds lining street, 1910–201910–20Elizabeth Street Melbourne looking north 19161916Collins Street looking west from the corner of Elizabeth Street, c. 1916c. 1916Collins Street looking west from the corner of Elizabeth Street, c. 1916c. 1916Elizabeth Street looking south towards Flinders Street Railway Station from Bourke Street, 1914–181914–18Bourke Street looking west from Swanston Street towards Elizabeth Street, c. 1916c. 1916139-165 Elizabeth Street (west side) looking south from the north-east corner of Bourke Street intersection on the Post Office steps, c. 1918c. 1918Mr Burton and Mr Smith outside Dennys Lascelles Garage, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne in their record breaking Hupmobile, 19181918View of Bourke Street, looking across Elizabeth St, 19181918View of Elizabeth Street, looking across Bourke Street, 19181918

1920s18 photos

Melbourne 1920, showing Bourke and Elizabeth Street1920Duke Of Rothesay Hotel, 24 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, 1920?1920?Laying of cable tram tracks in Elizabeth St. looking towards Flinders St. Station, c. 1920c. 1920Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking east from above Elizabeth Street, 1920–211920–21The Block,' Collins Street, looking east from Elizabeth Street, 1917–231917–23Elizabeth Street, looking north, c. 1920c. 1920Elizabeth Street, looking south, c. 1920c. 1920Duke of Rothesay Hotel, 24-6 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, c. 1920c. 1920Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, looking south from Lonsdale Street, 1910–301910–30Collins Street, Melbourne, looking easterly towards Elizabeth Street, 1910–301910–30Elizabeth Street looking south from Bourke Street, 1920–251920–25The 'Argus' and 'Australasian' newspaper offices, 365-393 Elizabeth Street, at La Trobe Street, Melbourne, c. 1924c. 1924State Savings Bank, Elizabeth Street Melbourne, Vic, c. 1925c. 1925State Savings Bank, Elizabeth Street Melbourne, Vic, c. 1925c. 1925Elizabeth St. [i.e. Street] Looking South, 1923–301923–30Melbourne from corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, showing London Stores building, 1925–291925–29View from Upper Elizabeth St. (new Town Road) looking S.E. 1842, 1914–411914–41Elizabeth and Lonsdale Streets corner, showing the Kalizoic in Elizabeth Street between Lonsdale and Little Bourke Street, 1927–281927–28

1930s11 photos

Building under construction, unidentified, but in the vicinity of Dodge Brothers Garage, 529 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1920–401920–40Building under construction, unidentified, but in the vicinity of Dodge Brothers Garage, 529 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1920–401920–40Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, c. 1930c. 1930Royal Bank, corner Collins and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne, 1929–351929–35Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1930–351930–35Flinders Street Station, Elizabeth Street entrance, 19331933Elizabeth Street, from Latrobe Street, 19331933[View of shops on Elizabeth Street, Melbourne], 1930s1930sElizabeth Street, 19341934Bourke Street, Melbourne, from just below Elizabeth Street, looking east towards Parliament House, c. 1934c. 1934Bourke Street looking east from the corner of Elizabeth Street, 1934–351934–35

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347 historic photos of Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, taken between 1850 and 1954, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 11 decades, with the most from the 1940s (105). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.