May 2026 Not every street in St Kilda is grand houses and impressive flats - Clyde Street runs off Acland and it’s lined with modest Victorian, Edwardian and 20s houses, because ‘the servants had to live nearby’ as I recall from a St Kilda Historical Society tour yonks ago. But of course all sorts would … Continue reading Clyde Street →

April 2026 Yes it’s a house that’s a photo of a house. It’s from 2005, in Tyson Street Richmond, and was designed by @jcbarchitects back when they did some more creative stuff, and this is very creative, but also reads as a joke or a snub - it happened because the whole area is a … Continue reading Photo house →

April 2026 A wander through the city side of Richmond Hill from Bridge Road to Swan - I was surprised there were so many narrow streets lined with pretty small single storey Victorian and Edwardian timber cottages, prettily picturesque in parts. Also surprised that Lennox Street at the top of the hill has larger lots … Continue reading Richmond Hill cottages →

April 2026 Dogs in Space house - any of you who came of age in the 70s/80s like me would know what this is - the movie was a pretty big deal in 1986 ! It was filmed here, 18 Berry Street Richmond, just off Bridge Road. I actually remember seeing the lights and activity … Continue reading Dogs in Space house →

May 2026 I do think this one is too big - the proposed redevelopment of the rather ugly Cosmopolitan Motel on Carlisle Street St Kilda, opposite the Galleon. The problem is the rather long frontage combined with the height - 3 tall floors then 3 more with a tiny setback - plus being built right … Continue reading Big hotel for St Kilda →

April 2026 Random horrifying image - a thought bubble from 1958 by the Housing Commission for a comprehensive redevelopment of the entire section of Carton between the Exhibition Buildings and Elgin Street. Even though not classed as ‘slums’. In the end they only did the bottom left corner on the other side of Elgin, the … Continue reading Bullet dodged. →

April 2026 Whizzing down Dandenong Road just after Chapel Street, you pass the walled-in Presentation College, which I’d never stopped to look at. It was put up for sale last year, and sold last month to Pace Developments for a residential project - it’s listed by the City of Stonnington, but not including the later … Continue reading Presentation College Windsor →

April 2026 Windsor Primary School looking fine in the afternoon sun. It’s down Hornby Street, a narrow side street, but you can glimpse it from Dandenong Road. First built as Prahran South in 1877, so within the first five years of school building after compulsory education was introduced in 1873. It’s polychrome brick Gothic, as … Continue reading Windsor State School →

April 2026 Happened to go past the c1970 Housing Commission tower on the corner of Highett and Belgium Streets Richmond, which is coming down soon, with renters being relocated now. It’s a standalone tower, though attached to the huge four tower Richmond Estate on Elizabeth Street where the walk-ups are being demolished now. It’s got … Continue reading Richmond tower to go →

April 2026 The roof of the Richmond Baths is pretty amazing, like a zeppelin hanger ! (Pics 1-4 not mine). It was built in 1936, not sure why such an extravagant roof, but it was the first Olympic sized pool in Melbourne with a roof. The frontage is very restrained by comparison, in red brick … Continue reading Richmond Baths →