1912c Collins Street looking west

A photo from around 1912 looking west along Collins Street, over Swanston Street.

The building on the left is the Victoria Building, built in 1888 and demolished around 1966 to make way for the City Square. The Town Hall is out of picture to the right of the trees. The statue of Mercury is on top of "The Age" building.

The first dome belongs to the Royal Bank, situated on the south-east corner of Collins and Elizabeth, and the second dome sits atop the Federal Hotel, on the south-west corner of Collins and King Streets.

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The notes from the State Library tell us that this "Looking west down Collins Street from Swanston Street with trams, one signed "Spring St.", and horse-drawn vehicles on road, pedestrians on paths and road."

This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.

Our team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original. Unfortunately, even though we have spent many hours restoring this image, it still carries a lot of damage that is evident at large enlargements.