1887c Collins Street - south side

A photo of the south side of Collins Street looking westerly towards Elizabeth Street, around 1887. The main building in the centre is the "Australian Deposit And Mortgage Bank Limited". Some of the architecture is remarkable, and yet, none of its exists today. 

This era in the city's growth gave rise to the phrase "Marvellous Melbourne", as offered by the renowned travel author, George Sala, in 1885. Collins Street displayed some of the most extravagent architecture in the country.

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Notes from the State Library tell us that this image is of the "Australian Deposit And Mortgage Bank Limited, Melbourne"

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