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During the Marvellous Melbourne era, Bourke Street was the location of many of the city's theatres and cinemas. Today it continues as a major retail shopping precinct with the Bourke Street Mall running between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets, numerous offices to the west end and restaurants to the east. [1]
Bourke Place is a 224-metre (735 ft) skyscraper situated at 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. As of 2024, it is the equal 18th tallest building in Melbourne and the 37th tallest building in Australia .
Manchester Unity Building This page is a list of all historically significant Art Deco and Moderne buildings in the Melbourne metropolitan area. Office buildings Alkira House, 18 Queen Street, Melbourne Australasian Catholic Assurance Building, 118-126 Queen Street, Melbourne Australian Natives' Association Building, 28-32 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Buckley & Nunn, 310 Bourke Street ...
Pellegrini's Espresso Bar is a café on Bourke Street in Melbourne, Australia, described as "one of Melbourne's most iconic destinations, in a city that prides itself on coffee and fine food". [1] The café was established in 1954 by Leo and Vildo Pellegrini - brothers and migrants from Italy. [ 2 ]
One of the oldest laneways in Melbourne, Tattersalls Lane is located between Swanston and Russell streets, with the lane connecting Lonsdale Street to Little Bourke Street. The lane was named pre-1856 after the Tattersalls Hotel and Tattersalls Club located nearby. The lane is notable for its a mix of eateries, bars and ever-changing street art.
A view of the Excelsior Hotel on Bourke Street in 1861. The plot of land on 20-30 Bourke Street was occupied from the late 1850s Excelsior Hotel.The association between hotels and theatres at the time was close, and the hotel incorporated a hall (known as the Queen's Hall) used for vaudeville performances and other entertainment including boxing and wrestling.
Along with Melbourne's other Victorian era arcade, the nearby Block Arcade, it is a tourist icon of the city, and forms part of the network of lanes and arcades in the CBD. The arcade is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, [1] as well as by the National Trust of Australia. It also forms part of Melbourne's Golden Mile heritage walk. [3]
The first theatre on the site at 217-223 Bourke Street, Melbourne was the Victorian Academy of Music, built for Samuel Aarons, which opened with a performance by Ilma de Murska on 6 November 1876. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Seating about 1600, it was designed by Reed & Barnes, and located on a deep site, with the theatre at the rear, located above a wide ...