1889 Swanston Street GPO Very detailed rendering of the

Very detailed rendering of the activity around Queen's Wharf in 1864

Francis Walker

Forum Theatre

Over five million bricks were used in its construction

which opened in 1890

1889 Swanston Street GPO Very detailed rendering of theA painting of Swanston Street in 1889, looking to the south across the street to the Melbourne Town Hall. Collins Street is the next street just past the Town Hall. The magnificent portico had been added to the Town Hall just a year earlier. On the other side of Collins Street we see the Victoria Buildings with Queen Victoria's statue surmounting the corner. Further down Swanston Street we can see the construction of St Paul's Cathedral under way.