1874 Lygon Street, CarltonAn amazing photo of Lygon Street in 1874, looking south across Palmerston Street. A little further on the right we see Elgin House (still there), situated on the south west corner of Lygon and Elgin Streets. To the extreme right of the photo is St Jude's Anglican Church, which still exists today. The street was designed by Robert Hoddle in 1852 and was originally known as Cameron Street. It was later renamed Lygon Street in 1872 in honor of Lord

The area south of the viaduct was then occupied by a number of wharves that had been an essential part of Melbourne's history

the Hercules (as cook)

Patrick's Cathedral

with parts of the city skyline in the distance

Kilda Road

Nettleton's cart can be seen near the gates in William Street

On the right hand side we see the globe that surmounted the Tivoli Theatre

with the alterations designed by architect David Christopher Askew (Fink commissioned Askew soon after to design the Block Arcade)

Flinders Lane and Little Flinders Street on street signs and addresses

Plymouth Rock

Also occupying the building towards the southern end are "Lawrence - Dyers"

It straddled the Falls themselves