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Month: July 2012

July 25, 2012May 17, 2013

Melbourne Conversations | Heritage and development innovation: making Melbourne a world leader

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July 20, 2012July 29, 2013

Objection | Royal Saxon Hotel (1858) to be facaded

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July 18, 2012May 17, 2013

Melbourne By-Election and Heritage

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It’s only 16 years old, but #FedSquare is being considered for #heritagelisting ! Like it or loathe it, it’s certainly the most unusual piece of #architecture in the city, and provided the public gathering place that has been talked about virtually since Melbourne’s first land sales.

From @heraldsunphoto_retro : #Repost @heraldsunphoto_retro with @get_repost ・・・ 1927. The Jewish Synagogue building in Bourke street west was offered as a freehold property at auction yesterday, under instructions from the trustees and board of management of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation. The building is a notable landmark on the western hill in Bourke street, in the block beyond Queen street. It has a fine pillared portico and covers a site with a frontage of 66 feet. It goes back the full depth of 313 feet to Little Bourke street, and adjoins St Patrick's Hall. There are few freeholds remaining in the city with depths from street to street, and such sites are consequently regarded as specially valuable. The property also has a full frontage to little Queen street on its northern boundary, connecting Bourke and Little Bourke streets. The trustees were prompted by various considerations to place the property on the market. The size of the building is inadequate to the congregation; the noises of the growing city disturb the worshippers, and the situation has become inconvenient of access, owing to the drift of population in other directions. It is proposed to build a large and handsomely designed new synagogue on a suitable block of land which has been acquired at the comer of Toorak road and Arnold street, near St. Kilda road. There was much animated bidding at the auction but the highest bid, £39,000, was less than the reserve, and the lot was passed in for private treaty. [The Argus] *The site, at 472 Bourke St, was reported as sold for £52,500 later in 1927 and then demolished. By March 1931, a new building had been erected on the site for the Equity Trustees Co, known as the Equity Chambers. . #melbourne #melbournecity #1920s #monochrome #melbournecbd #20s #blackandwhite #bw #vintage #bnw #archives #bourkestreet #archive #JewishSynagogue #equitychambers #melbournehistory #synagogue #jewish #lostmelbourne #bourkest #melbournearchitecture #bnwphoto ##bnw_planet #melbournebuildings #bnw_life #melbourneproperty

Sometimes it’s the little things - though the platform kiosks at #FlindersStreetStation are only 1990s, there’s been kiosks since the beginning in 1910; but no more, they’re closed now and going to be removed to make more room on the platforms (even though the platforms have been just as crowded in years past too). They’re also replacing the green metal benches with stainless steel ones, adding yet another aesthetic to the rather messy platforms. Maybe they should just try restoring the instead of updating every decade or so ?

This was on Spring Street on the corner of Little Bourke, and was demolished in the 80s, after the first two floors were altered. #Repost @heraldsunphoto_retro ・・・ Photo 1935. The Melbourne Dental Hospital and Australian College of Dentistry. . #melbourne #dentalhospital #melbournehistory #vintage #melbournecbd #bnwphotography #springstreet #melbournephotography #lostmelbourne #melbournelife

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Ever wondered how heritage protection works ? Or what to do about that threatened house down the street ? The Natio… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 3 months ago
Good news - Heritage Victoria has said no to the glassy tower that Victor University wanted to plonk on top of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 3 months ago
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The six front runners for Lord Mayor reveal a range of policies; the heritage of the QueenVic Market was a major to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 3 months ago

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