1862 City Baths Algernon Darge The Alexandra Mansions and the

The Alexandra Mansions and the Playhouse Theatre can be seen on the left hand side of the street

Notes from the State Library tell us that this image is a view of the "Intersection of Collins and Elizabeth Streets

and the bridge (see photo below) was removed along with the Falls themselves in 1883

and it opened on the 5th November 1872

Philip Gidley King

1862 City Baths Algernon Darge The Alexandra Mansions and theA photograph of the original Melbourne City Baths in 1862. This building was replaced by the current City Baths building in 1904. The baths are still at 420 Swanston Street and you can use the facilities there. By the 1850s the Yarra had become quite polluted and was the cause of an epidemic of typhoid fever, resulting in many deaths. The residents of Melbourne wanted a community bathing facility that was safe and open to everyone. The Melbourne City