1888 Major Works on the Yarra Easyflow Mount Alexander

Mount Alexander

and on the far right is the western part of Flinders Street

and the hotel still trades at that address 150 or so years after the photo was taken

Young's Victoria Racing Club Hotel

Photograph attributed to the Victorian Railways

1888 Major Works on the Yarra Easyflow Mount AlexanderMelbournes first Big Build. This photo around 1888 shows a very important and pivotal time for Melbournes growth. In 1879 the Flinders Street Tramway opened, thereby connecting Flinders Street and Spencer Street Stations. It is visible in the photo, running parallel with Flinders Street. This was a single line operating only during the night hours, carrying freight only. It was replaced by the Flinders Street viaduct in 1891. The Melbourne area has