1901 View of the Grand Hotel Queen Street Notes from the State Library

Notes from the State Library tell us that the image is a "Panoramic view across intersection showing traffic and pedestrians

Sprightly and Alacrity

later renamed Batman Avenue in 1913

but it proved inadequate as the city grew

1901 View of the Grand Hotel Queen Street Notes from the State LibraryA beautiful image of the "Grand Hotel" around 1901, taken from the steps of Parliament House in Spring Street. This photograph was one of many of "Marvellous Melbourne" taken by Nicholas Caire around the turn of the century, when Melbourne had established itself as one of the world's most significant cities. The "Grand Hotel" was designed by Charles Webb and opened in 1884, but was originally only half the size of the current building. New owners in