Original post 17 February 2020 I’m going to have to change my title for upper elizabeth street from #fivestepsisters to #sixstepsisters - the next one in the gap between 1 & 2 is under construction- annoyingly it’s only 55 levels, much shorter than the 65-75 of the other towers - apparently it was ‘too tall’ … Continue reading The Step Sisters of Elizabeth Street →

Original post 16 February 2020 Pretty sure this yellow is isn’t an actual #VictorianColour, but I like how bold it is, better than just light cream, which def wasn’t. Also there’s that great interlinked circles pattern in the #castironlace again, I can see why it was popular. This #VictorianTerrace stood out, firstly no parapet, lots … Continue reading Some terraces in Coventry Street South Melbourne →

The refreshed 1937 #ArtDeco ceiling at the #PrinceOfWalesHotelStKilda looks great, especially now that the #suspendedceiling has been removed from the larger bar area; and all the original #tiledfloors are there, complete with missing bits, showing where the original bar was (it was narrower but longer) and the tiles in the new rear part are sympathetic … Continue reading The Prince St Kilda bar – part restored part demolished →

Original post 25 October 2019 #AlbertParkRailwayStation built 1889; in 1989 and now. When the #StKildaRailwayLine was converted to #lightrail, it was easier to build new low platforms, and to leave out the old stations. Which eventually got repurposed, which involved filling in the platforms with walls in #corrugatediron which looked ok for a while, but … Continue reading Albert Park Railway Station, 1889 →

26 October 2017 Lyon Court, a most unusual block of #StKildaFlats in Jackson Street nr Acland. Designer unknown. Port Phillip heritage study says c1920, but I'd say later; found some adds for flats to rent here in 1927, so bet it was built then. It has elements that can be traced back to the 1890s … Continue reading Prairie style in St Kilda →

First published 16 February 2020 The #RoyalAustralasianCollegeOfSurgeons sits on a nice triangular site all its own in Spring Street, completed 1935, designed by #IrwinAndStephenson - in a style unique to Melbs and maybe Australia, prob best fits as #NordicClassicism, characteristic by very stripped, refined, attenuated proportions. The most clear inspiration I could find was a … Continue reading College of Surgeons, 1930s attenuated classicism →

Original post 22 October 2019 Vermont Terrace, #AlbertPark, 1885; a rather classical design for that date, instead of the typical 1880s boom style eclecticism, maybe trying to look like a great big house, featuring a fine large #pediment, flanked by simple balustrades (prob missing urns) atop partly walls that are designed like #pilasters on a … Continue reading Thee terraces like one big house (almost), Albert Park, 1885 →

Original post 27 October 2019 Why have one #pediment when you can have three? #StVincenPlace, #AlbertPark.

Original post 14 February 2020 Another charmer in #SouthMelbourne, probably 1880s, when #polychromebrick was all the rage. I’ve realised that the streets around here have lots more to admire than say back in the 80s because so much has been restored, paint taken off, verandahs put back etc. One positive to come out of #gentrification. … Continue reading Restored double fronted Victorian, South Melbourne →

Original post 14 February 2020 Rosebank in #StVincentPlaceAlbertPark is a fine looking double fronted Victorian villa; built in 1866, it was one of the first built after the subdivision sales of 1864. It’s somewhat odd that there’s such variety in type and setback in the houses here, but without rules, everyone was free to do … Continue reading Double fronted Victorian, St Vincent Place, 1866 →