Old Eastern Market site

Old Eastern Market site 1961

Photographer unknown

Registration number

1754026

Artist/maker

Photographer unknown

Title

Old Eastern Market site

Production date

1961

Medium

photographic paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

18.8 x 25 cm

Inscriptions

verso: (stamp) MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL / ELECTRIC SUPPLY DEPT. / METER BRANCH / 11393 (sticker) LOCALITY GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPH OF WORKS / ON EASTERN MARKET SITE TAKEN ON MONDAY, / 6TH FEBRUARY 1961. / No. 11393 Little Collins Street frontage, / facing west.

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Melbourne, Streets, Markets, 1960s, Photography, Little Collins Street, Eastern Market,

Summary

A black and white photograph of works being carried out on the Little Collins Street frontage of the Old Eastern Market site. The Eastern Market had been located on the corner of Bourke and Exhibition Streets taking up half a city block, a market had existed in this location since 1846 and was demolished in 1960.