Old Melbourne

1940s39 photos

Green Mill dance hall, looking South down St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, c. 1941c. 1941Royal Melbourne Regiment at the Victoria Barracks, St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, c. 1941c. 1941Royal Melbourne Regiment at the Victoria Barracks, St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, c. 1941c. 1941Procession of invalided soldiers travelling in a motorcade down St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Government House, St. Kilda Road, 1941–431941–43A "badly burned" victim tied to a cradle in readiness for lowering from 1st floor of Chevron Guest House, St. Kilda Rd, c. 1942c. 1942Procession of invalided soldiers travelling in a motorcade down St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Nurses laying flowers on the Edith Cavell Memorial, St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, c. 1943c. 1943View over roof tops looking towards city along St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, shows Radio Corporation building to left, c. 1943c. 1943Special. Over St kilda Road, c. 1945c. 1945St. Kilda Road [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1946c. 1946St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 19471947Exterior of workshop, J.E. Scott, Rolls Royce specialist, 348 St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne, c. 1947c. 1947Exterior of workshop, J.E. Scott, Rolls Royce specialist, 348 St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne, 1944–501944–50Kellow-Falkiner car showroom, 379 St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne, showing exterior and empty interior display area, 19481948Kellow-Falkiner car showroom, 379 St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne, showing exterior and empty interior display area, 19481948Kellow-Falkiner car showroom, 379 St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne, showing exterior and empty interior display area, 19481948Kellow-Falkiner car showroom, 379 St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne, showing exterior and empty interior display area, 19481948St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 19481948St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 19481948St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 19481948St. Kilda Rd. Police Station, 1A Bowen Crescent, off 396 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 19481948South African War Memorial, St. Kilda Road, 1945–541945–54St. Kilda Road looking towards City, 1945–541945–54St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 1945–541945–54St. Kilda Road, Melbourne. Elevated view from corner Swanston and Flinders, looking across Princes Bridge to station, 1945–541945–54St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 1945–541945–54St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 1945–541945–54St. Kilda Road, Melbourne. Elevated view from corner Swanston and Flinders, looking across Princes Bridge to station, 1945–541945–54St. Kilda Road, Melbourne. Elevated view from corner Swanston and Flinders, looking across Princes Bridge to station, 1945–541945–54St. Kilda Road to Shrine, 1945–541945–54King Edward VII Statue, St. Kilda Road, 1945–541945–54"Chelma" St. Kilda Rd. [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1949c. 1949Rathgael, St. Kilda Road Vic, 19491949Rathgael, St. Kilda Road Vic, 19491949Rathgael, St. Kilda Road Vic, 19491949Military Barracks, St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Melbourne from St. Kilda Road Reserve, 1900–991900–991949 Flower Show, showing outdoor display by Associated Nurseries of 366 St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne1949

1950s16 photos

Elevated view of Flinders Street Station and St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 1946–541946–54Elevated view of Flinders Street Station and St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 1946–541946–54Prince Henry's Hospital, viewed from parkland across St. Kilda Road, c. 1951c. 1951Panoramic view across St Kilda Road looking east, 1950–541950–54Aerial view of the Chevron complex, St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 1950–541950–54Aerial view of St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 1950–541950–54Night view of illuminated pylons on either side of St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 19541954Her Majesty entering St. Kilda Road, 19541954One of the pylons erected on St. Kilda Road in honour of Her Majesty, 19541954Decorations outside Victoria Barracks, St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 19541954Princes Bridge looking towards St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 19541954St. Kilda Road, looking towards St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, 19541954Man sitting on park bench next to St. Kilda Road, near entrance to Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne, 19541954Man sitting on park bench next to St. Kilda Road, near entrance to Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne, 19541954Man sitting on park bench next to St. Kilda Road, near entrance to Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne, 19541954PRINCES BRIDGE, ST. KILDA ROAD AND SHRINE, MELBOURNE, c. 1955c. 1955

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235 historic photos of St Kilda Road, Melbourne, taken between 1858 and 1955, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 11 decades, with the most from the 1900s (51). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.