Digital Photograph - Night View of Melbourne Sports Depot, Corner Elizabeth & Bourke Streets, Melbourne, circa 1920

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Item MM 111131 Digital Photograph - Night View of Melbourne Sports Depot, Corner Elizabeth & Bourke Streets, Melbourne, circa 1920

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Night view of illuminated eight storey building on street corner, the Melbourne Sports Depot. This photograph shows the old 'Melbourne Sports Depot' on corner of Bourke Street and Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, circa 1920.

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Collection Names

Melbourne's Biggest Family Album
Collecting Areas

Images & Image Making
Acquisition Information

Copied from Dr Christina Cheers PhD, 08/12/2006
Place & Date Depicted

Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920
Place Depicted Notes: Corner of Bourke Street and Elizabeth Street. Source of Date Depicted: Assistant curator's estimate, based on other photographs in this collection.
Photographer

Mr Ronald Alfred Cheers
Format

Digital Still Image, Tiff, Black & White
Classification

Environments, Metropolitan - melbourne, Streetscapes
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Image

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rohan storey Posted on 10 Jan 2012 at 11:29 AM GMT+11:00 Peter Barrett is correct - this is the State Bank, and the image is reversed. There is a matching image on the State Library database. Also it dates from 1934, when city buildings were illuminated for Victoria's centenary - the illuminated posts on the street were part of the decorations.

Discovery Centre Posted on 01 Feb 2010 at 12:21 PM GMT+11:00 Hi Peter, thanks for your feedback and information. We've passed it on to one of our curators, who will be in contact if they required any further info.

Peter Barrett Posted on 30 Jan 2010 at 10:03 PM GMT+11:00 It's actually the former head office of the State Savings Bank of Victoria, at the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Street. Adding to the confusion may be that the photograph is reproduced in reverse.

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