Image 5 – Aerial view of Melbourne CBD and Southbank 1967

Maker unknown

Registration number

1902482

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Image 5 – Aerial view of Melbourne CBD and Southbank

Production date

1967

Medium

photograph on paper on linen

Dimensions (H x W x D)

92 x 96 cm

Inscriptions

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

aerial photography, aerial map, 1967, Princes Bridge, Yarra River, Flinders Street Station, St Kilda Road, Swanston Street, NGV, Princes Gate Towers, Southgate Fountain, Vacuum Oil Building, APM Building, Southbank

Summary

This aerial photograph is part of a collection of large format images stored in a wooden cabinet. The photographs document the Melbourne City Council municipality, particularly focusing on the areas west, north-west and south of Melbourne CBD. These areas have undergone huge urban transformation in the time since these photographs have been taken.

This photograph captures Melbourne CBD and Southbank. Notably, at this time the area of Southbank was primarily still an industrial zone which is evident in all the factories. Central to the image is the Yarra River and its major crossing points in the city: Lamont Bridge, King Street Bridge, Queens Bridge, Sandridge Bridge, Princes Bridge (west to east). Across from Flinders Street Station are the then recently completed Princes Gate Towers (the Gas & Fuel Towers). Along St Kilda Road, the Southgate Fountain, the Vacuum Oil Building, the APM Building, Alexandra Gardens, and the NGV are visible.