1920s Collins Street Fish Market The number 38 Brunswick tram-car

The number 38 Brunswick tram-car has just arrived at the Elizabeth Street terminus

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and the city's wide streets allowed the facades to be viewed in all their glory

Construction of the Cathedral commenced in 1880 and the building was consecrated in 1891

The magnificent Royal Bank building (with its slightly larger dome) occupies the south-east corner of Collins Street

1920s Collins Street Fish Market The number 38 Brunswick tram-carA photograph of Collins Street looking east towards the Treasury Building around 1920. We see a busy street, both on the footpaths and on the road. Cable trams, hansom cabs, horse drawn drays, automobiles and pedestrians are all moving in different directions without a single traffic light in sight. At this period, the spectacular architecture of Collins Street had probably reached its zenith. Unfortunately, a lot of the major buildings in Collins