58-491: Dallas Brooks Hall known as Dallas Brooks Centre after 1993, was an Australian events venue in East Melbourne , Victoria , between 1969 and 2015, before it was demolished to make way for housing. During its existence, many well-known music concerts and other events were staged there. Built in 1969 for the by the local chapter of Freemasons , the building was named after the 19th Governor of Victoria , Dallas Brooks . It
116-432: A central role for retail, with flagship department stores, specialist shops, and luxury brands, and the upper floors of older buildings and down the city's famous laneways host a busy nightlife of numerous bars and restaurants, and a street art culture. The term 'Hoddle Grid' emerged in common use only in the 21st century. While it has long been well known that Robert Hoddle surveyed the first officially published plan of
174-432: A government precinct developed on the east side of Spring Street. The swampy area to the south soon hosted rail lines, with many suburban trains converging on Flinders Street railway station near Princes Bridge , the gateway to the city from the south, and Spencer Street station on the western edge was the terminus for country trains, as well as more suburban lines. Up until 1930s, the river bank west of Queen Street River
232-474: A half chains (99 ft; 30 m) in width, while all blocks are exactly 10 chains (660 ft; 200 m) square. The total dimensions, including widths of streets, are thus 93.5 chains (6,170 ft; 1,880 m) by 47.5 chains (3,140 ft; 960 m). The grid's longest axis is oriented 70 degrees clockwise from true north, to align better with the course of the Yarra River . The majority of Melbourne
290-654: A marked angle to the rest of the city, and is easily recognised on any map. Most inhabitants of Melbourne know all the streets of the Hoddle Grid by name, and the order they occur. The whole town was at first accommodated within the Hoddle Grid, but the huge surge in immigration brought about by the Victorian gold rush in the 1850s quickly outgrew the grid, spreading into the first suburbs in Fitzroy , South Melbourne (Emerald Hill), and beyond. The Hoddle Grid and its fringes remained
348-618: A number of births reported in The Australian Jewish News after that date, up to at least September 1980. East Melbourne is served by major tramlines on Wellington Parade and Victoria Parade, both connecting with the CBD in the western edge of the suburb. East Melbourne is also served by rail, with two main stations, Parliament underground station on Spring Street (part of the City Loop that runs underneath Melbourne) and Jolimont , on
406-649: A park, were standard practice across Australia in government settlements, to facilitate the creation of regular allotments for sale. Notable exceptions include the five central squares of the privately developed plan of Adelaide (also 1839), and the axially placed, though not central, church square set aside in the 1829 plan for Perth. Most of today's well known public squares, such as King George Square in Brisbane , Martin Place in Sydney , and Melbourne's City Square , were created in
464-485: A population of 4,896 at the 2021 census . East Melbourne is a small area of inner Melbourne, located between Richmond and the Central Business District. Broadly, it is bounded by Spring Street , Victoria Parade , Punt Road/Hoddle Street and Brunton Avenue. One of Melbourne's earliest suburbs, East Melbourne has long been home to many significant government, health and religious institutions, including
522-559: A sharp increase in property prices. The Becton development at Jolimont, modelled on a picturesque Georgian village, created one of inner-city Melbourne's first exclusive enclaves. Many of the remaining mansions and terraces were placed on heritage registers and subdivided into apartments. Later the Victoria Brewery was also converted into exclusive apartments, named "TriBeCa", after the Manhattan neighbourhood . East Melbourne's proximity to
580-480: A total of 275 units. There was some controversy about the height of the apartment residential development built on the site. Dallas Brooks Hall was situated opposite Fitzroy Gardens , at 300 Albert Street, East Melbourne. The National Trust described the building as a landmark, and architecturally "unusual for including numerous halls and meeting rooms in the one complex, and the major concert hall built in Victoria in
638-406: Is Eastbourne Terrace, an eclectic Edwardian terrace, on the corner of Simpson Street and Wellington Parade. East Melbourne is also characterised by Art Deco houses and apartment buildings. One unique example of the architectural legacy is the "Dorijo" apartment building, located at 458 Victoria Parade. Designed by architect I.G Anderson in 1934, Dorijo's significant aspects include a reduction in
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#1732876987897696-542: Is home to the Government of Victoria in the Parliamentary precinct at Spring Street and Treasury Place. Treasury Place is notable for its government buildings on Spring Street, including Parliament House of Victoria (built in 1856 to the design of Peter Kerr) and the old Treasury Building (built in 1857 to the design of John James Clark ). Treasury Place forms Australia's finest Renaissance revival streetscape, combining
754-582: Is home to the Eastbourne Apartments. The three-storey brick building known as Somerset House was constructed by A.B. Brook in 1914 at 92 (originally 495 ) Victoria Parade, opposite St Vincent's Hospital . It was funded by nurse Ethel Ragg (later Mrs Ethel M. Tymms ) to be used as a hospital, initially known as Nurse (or Miss) Ragg's Private Hospital and owned by her until her death in 1936. In 1922 another nurse, Grace Wilson, took over as manager, and it became known as Somerset House until 1934, when it
812-709: Is made up by a single block of housing, consisting of many Victorian terrace houses and office buildings. The first superintendent of the Port Phillip District, and later lieutenant-governor, Charles La Trobe, lived in Jolimont with his family in a pre-fabricated cottage. The La Trobe's Cottage was moved in 1963 to the Kings Domain , where it is open to the public. Other notable people who have lived in Jolimont include William Guilfoyle . ^ = territory divided with another LGA Hoddle Grid The Hoddle Grid
870-528: Is one of the finer classical styled buildings in East Melbourne and was designed by Thomas Watts. On the corner of Hotham and Powlett Streets, the large Cairns Memorial Presbyterian Church, which was built in the 1880s was subject to an innovative apartment conversion after the church was gutted by fire in 1988, leaving only the exterior sandstone shell. Other notable buildings include the Arts & Crafts style of
928-547: Is oriented at 8 degrees clockwise from true north - noting that magnetic north was 8.05° E in 1900, increasing to 11.7° E in 2009. Parallel to the Yarra River: One-way westbound, except two-way between Market and Spencer Streets One-way westbound, except two-way between King and Spencer Streets One-way westbound One-way eastbound Perpendicular to the Yarra River: Robert Hoddle also surveyed
986-404: Is predominant in the area, the suburb also has some fine remnant mansions, the oldest and largest in East Melbourne being the blue stone colonial mansion Bishopscourt (designed by Newson & Blackburn), which dates back to 1853, was used as Victoria's Government House in 1874–1876 and has been the residence for all of Melbourne's Anglican Bishops and Archbishops since its completion. It is on
1044-532: Is public parkland. The Dallas Brooks Hall , one of Australia's finest examples of the "stripped classical" style, was completed in 1969 and has served as a major events venue for many years. The building caused controversy after 2001 when it owners, Freemasons Victoria announced that it was to be sold and demolished to make way for multi-purpose commercial development. Despite the building's architectural and cultural significance, its heritage protection status remains unknown. The building has since been demolished and
1102-563: Is still the most common phrase to refer to the central grid area of Melbourne. Official planning strategies in the 1980s and 90s did not use the phrase 'Hoddle Grid'; for instance the State Government's "Central Melbourne : Framework for the Future", published December 1984, identifies it as 'the formal city grid' (p25), while the City of Melbourne's 'Grids and Greenery', published 1987, picks out
1160-601: Is the contemporary name given to the approximately 1.61-by-0.80-kilometre (1.00 mi × 0.50 mi) grid of streets that form the Melbourne central business district , Australia. Bounded by Flinders Street , Spring Street , La Trobe Street , and Spencer Street , it lies at an angle to the rest of the Melbourne suburban grid, and so is easily recognisable. It is named after the surveyor Robert Hoddle , who marked it out in 1837 (to Lonsdale Street , extended to La Trobe Street
1218-569: The Hurstbridge and Mernda lines, which is used primarily by patrons attending events at the MCG. Punt Road and Hoddle Street, both on the suburb's eastern boundary, is a major road for bus routes in the area. Due to its proximity to a number of hospitals, many medical practitioners also have their rooms in East Melbourne. These hospitals include the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH),
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#17328769878971276-617: The Liberal Party of Australia 's campaign for the 1975 Australian federal election with a speech at the Dallas Brooks Hall. Musicians who played at the Dallas Brooks Hall include: East Melbourne East Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the City of Melbourne local government area . East Melbourne recorded
1334-667: The National Trust in Victoria, Clarendon (the home of the Her Place Women's Museum), East Melbourne Terrace, Annerley in George Street and Cypress Terrace (1867) in Hotham Street. The large Queen Anne-styled townhouse building known as Queen Bess Row is also notable. Completed in 1887 and designed by architect firm Tappin, Gilbert and Dennehy, this impressive red brick building dominates a main residential corner. Another landmark
1392-606: The Parliament of Victoria and offices of the Victoria State Government in the Parliamentary and Cathedral precincts, which are located on a gentle hill at the edge of the Melbourne's Hoddle Grid , known as Eastern Hill . The world-famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is located in Yarra Park , in the East Melbourne locality of Jolimont . East Melbourne has been affluent since its first establishment and contains some of
1450-684: The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Freemasons' Hospital . In addition, St Vincent's Hospital and St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne are located in adjacent Fitzroy, after relocating from their original sites in East Melbourne. Jolimont is a locality within the suburb of East Melbourne. Jolimont only covers a very small area. Most of it is occupied by the Melbourne Cricket Ground and surrounding Yarra Park and has its own railway station. The remainder of Jolimont
1508-642: The Victorian Heritage Register . The two-storey house at 157 Hotham Street, built in 1861, is notable as a rare example of bluestone gothic applied to residential architecture. The house is often attributed to Joseph Reed and considered one of his early residential works. Accordingly, it is also listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Several terrace houses are notable, including Tasma Terrace (1878), by architect Charles Webb , arguably Melbourne's finest terrace home and headquarters of
1566-496: The 1950s the phrase 'Golden Mile' comes into use, describing Collins Street itself. The "Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Report", published by the Board of Works in 1954 refers to the area as 'The Central Business Area'. The phrase 'CBD' or Central Business District appears in the 1960s, probably within the publication of the 'Borrie Report' in 1964, and the subsequent Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme, enacted in 1968. CBD
1624-420: The 20th century, by widening streets and demolishing buildings. Robert Hoddle remained the surveyor for the district until 1853, and laid out all the surrounding subdivisions in a north south, east west grid, excepting the area between La Trobe Street and Victoria Street, which is sometimes included in the 'Hoddle Grid', and is usually officially included in the CBD. This has meant that the original grid sits at
1682-530: The Darling regulations, the area around the grid was reserved for future expansion and government purposes, and some blocks and allotments were held back from sale and were allocated for government use, a market and a church. The first land sale, of allotments around a block reserved as the site for the Customs House, took place in the settlement on 1 June 1837. The lack of a public square or formal open space within
1740-492: The Freemasons, Pinder was forced to find another venue. In 1993 it was renamed Dallas Brooks Centre, or, according to the signage "Dallas Brooks Convention and Function Centre". In 2001, the National Trust classified Dallas Brooks Hall in 2001, but was not successful in its bid to have the building heritage-listed by Heritage Victoria in 2002. It was first announced in 2005 that owners Freemasons Victoria wanted to demolish
1798-657: The Victorian Artists Society (1892) by Richard Speight and Harry Tompkins, the Eastern Hill Fire Station (1893) and the East Melbourne Synagogue (1877) by Crouch & Wilson. Orica House , built on the edge of the Melbourne CBD on Nicholson Street between 1955 and 1958 and designed by Bates, Smart & McCutcheon, is notable as being one of the first curtain wall glass skyscrapers in
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1856-454: The Wurundjeri as Quo-Yung (or "dead trees"). It was named East Melbourne in 1837 by Port Phillip District surveyor Robert Hoddle , but was not actually settled until 1840, some time after neighbouring Fitzroy and Collingwood. Among the first settlers was Charles La Trobe , who built a transportable dwelling in 1840 and wealthy professionals followed, establishing mansions there. The plan of
1914-618: The administration buildings for the Government of Australia from 1911 to 1927 including the Prime Minister and Governor General's offices. Nearby Cathedral Place is home to St Patrick's Cathedral , Catholic Theological College and many other former religious buildings now serving mixed use. The Anglican St Peter's Church sits opposite the Catholic cathedral. The former Baptist Church House, built between 1859 and 1863, although substantially modified during conversion into an office building,
1972-511: The alignment of streets was adopted in July 1849. In the 1960s and 1970s, while other inner-city suburbs were experiencing gentrification , East Melbourne, traditionally a blue ribbon district, experienced a temporary decline. Flats began to appear and replace many of the old mansions. Many remaining mansions had been converted to rooming houses over the years. The construction of the Hilton Hotel saw
2030-450: The building, having entered into an agreement with Lend Lease to build a large commercial and residential development. The National Trust stated that it would oppose the demolition. Demolition was again announced in November 2012/ In 2015, Victoria State Government approval was given to demolish the hall and build residential apartments in its place, comprising two multi-storey towers with
2088-399: The central grid of streets most commonly referred to as 'the City', it was not traditionally named after him. In the 19th and early 20th Century the focus was more on Collins Street , the grandest thoroughfare, with the most expensive and exclusive buildings along its length, while the western and northern edges comprised unremarkable low rise residential and light industrial development. By
2146-503: The centre and most active part of the city into the mid 20th century, with retail in the centre, fine hotels, banking and prime office space on Collins Street, medical professionals on the Collins Street hill, legal professions around William Street , and warehousing along Flinders Lane and in the western end. Government buildings like GPO, State Library, Supreme Court, and Customs House occupied various blocks, while Parliament House and
2204-408: The city design being dubbed the Hoddle Grid. The unusual dimensions of the allotments and the incorporation of narrow 'little' streets were the result of compromise between Hoddle's desire to employ the regulations established in 1829 by previous NSW Governor Ralph Darling, requiring square blocks and wide streets, and Bourke's desire for rear access ways (now the 'little' streets). The placement of
2262-505: The city, its small size and its relatively unspoilt streetscapes ensure its property is expensive and highly sought after. At the 2016 census , East Melbourne had a population of 4,964. 62.8% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.2% and New Zealand 3.0%. 75.0% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 42.8% and Catholic 18.3%. East Melbourne
2320-463: The demolition of Cliveden mansions, a five-storey Victorian era terrace and the largest mansion in Melbourne (a small section of the panelling, doors and other decoration of the ballroom is retained in the formal restaurant of the Hilton). Office development and expansion of the hospitals in the area affected much of the area surrounding Victoria Parade. During the 1990s East Melbourne once again experienced
2378-723: The facades of the Premier's Department and Treasury, State Offices, now occupied by the Education Department , the former Government Printing Office and Commonwealth Government Offices (built 1912–1914 to the design of John Smith Murdoch), all overlooking the Treasury Gardens . The rear of these offices is a feature of St Andrews Place. Following the Federation of Australia , the Commonwealth Offices Building served as
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2436-424: The first survey of Melbourne in 1836, before Russell returned to Sydney in early 1837. This grid layout was later adopted by surveyor Robert Hoddle when he arrived in early 1837 with New South Wales Governor Bourke in order to continue survey of the area and regularise the fledgling unauthorised settlement. . As Robert Hoddle was the colony's surveyor when his plan of Melbourne was officially published this led to
2494-502: The flatter areas of Fitzroy and Collingwood to the north and Richmond to the south. The area now known as East Melbourne was inhabited from an estimated 31,000 to 40,000 years ago and Eastern Hill was originally known as Ngár-go (or "high ground") by the Wurundjeri along with Fitzroy . The flat ground known today as Jolimont extending toward the Yarra was part of the area also known by
2552-463: The grid was criticised as early as 1850, and it has been claimed that Governor Bourke specifically discouraged the inclusion of such spaces “to deter a ‘spirit of democracy’ from breaking out”. However there is little evidence that Bourke had a view on the matter, and the Darling regulations made no mention of including a central square (as either desirable or not). Instead, simple grid plans, with lots or blocks set aside for public buildings and sometimes
2610-421: The grid was determined firstly by the fact that the fledgling settlement was already established at that point on the Yarra River , next to a natural shipping basin, just below a rocky outcrop known as 'the falls', above which the water was usually fresh. It was placed to run roughly parallel to the course of the river, with its western half closest to the basin, and spanned the mostly gently undulating area between
2668-501: The largest of which are the Treasury Gardens and the Fitzroy Gardens . Yarra Park in Jolimont is used for picnicking and, controversially, car parking for the MCG . Parliament Gardens, a small square with a fountain adjacent to Parliament House, was granted public space by the City of Melbourne in 1934 and a modern fountain feature was later constructed. Approximately 41% of East Melbourne
2726-437: The middle of the blocks to allow for rear access to the long, narrow allotments. These were to be 1 chain (66 ft; 20 m), but Bourke's suggestion of keeping the allotments the standard size by making the main streets narrower was resisted by Hoddle, leaving them as surveyed, so they became 1/2 chain (33ft; 10m), taken out of the depth of the blocks either side, the end result making the allotments smaller than usual. As per
2784-519: The next year), based on the city grid established in the first survey of Melbourne conducted by Robert Russell (architect) in 1836, establishing the first formal town plan. This grid of streets, laid out when there were only a few hundred settlers, became the nucleus for what is now Melbourne, a city of over five million people. In 1835 John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner organised rival groups of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania) to cross Bass Strait and illegally settle on
2842-465: The oldest Victorian homes and terrace houses and parks and gardens in Melbourne. The Parliamentary and Cathedral precincts are located on a gentle hill, known as Eastern Hill . Jolimont railway station is at the top of a ridge, which extends towards Bridge Road in Richmond , from which Jolimont slopes downwards towards the Yarra River and the residential section to the north slopes gradually towards
2900-521: The post war period before the Arts Centre. It is also a rare example of the 1960s neo-classical revival , derived from a traditional columned temple from the Greek or Roman classical period". The hall had a seating capacity of 2,300. The hall was the venue of numerous concerts, union rallies , political meetings, graduation ceremonies, public meetings, and lectures through the years. Malcolm Fraser started
2958-547: The site of what would become Melbourne. In response, the Imperial authority in London authorised William Lonsdale to lead a party to establish an official settlement the following year. As part of this Robert Russell was appointed as Surveyor and assigned Frederick Robert D'Arcy and William Wedge Darke as assistants. The grid of streets that is now central Melbourne was established by Robert Russell and his assistants while conducting
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#17328769878973016-657: The size of the three balconies that progress up the facade of the building structure and the unmistakable tower at the top of the building, with links to his other, more controversial site, Lonsdale House. Catholic Theological College is located in the former Parade College building. Historically, East Melbourne was the original home to a number of prominent Melbourne's schools including: Scotch College , St Patrick's College , Cathedral College , St Kevin's College , Catholic Ladies College , Presbyterian Ladies' College , and Parade College . East Melbourne has many impressive Victorian era gardens with well-established plantings,
3074-582: The skewed grid of streets in various graphics, but only names it as 'the city centre'. More recently the Encyclopedia of Melbourne, published in book form in 2005, and online in 2008, calls it the "City Grid', while another entry on Roads, describing the wider subdivision of Melbourne, calls the central area 'the Hoddle grid'. The phrase appeared in The Age newspaper as early as 2002. All major streets are one and
3132-523: The small hills of Batman's Hill to the west, and Eastern Hill . Elizabeth Street, Melbourne in the centre of the grid coincided with the lowest point and roughly paralleled an existing gully . The streets were surveyed 1 1/2 chains (a chain being 66ft, so they were 99ft; 30m), the blocks at 10 chains (660 ft; 200 m) square, with allotments 1 chain (66 ft; 20 m) wide, as per Darling's Regulations ). However, at Governor Bourke's insistence, 'little streets' were inserted east west through
3190-487: The world and the first skyscraper to break Melbourne's strict height limits. Until 1961, it was also Australia's tallest building. Victoria Brewery (1882), between Albert and Victoria Streets, is notable as an early work of William Pitt . Its castellated facade has since been partially restored and converted into the TriBeCa apartments. East Melbourne is home to some of Melbourne's earliest houses. While notable terrace housing
3248-419: Was designed by the architecture firm Godfrey and Spowers . In 1974, events promoter John Pinder ran his " Reefer Cabaret " concerts at the hall. These consisted of long concerts with several musical acts, along with comedy, poetry readings, and various theatrical, dance, or novelty shows. The first event took place on 3 August 1974, and featured The Dingoes , Skyhooks , and other bands. After complaints from
3306-405: Was lined with wharfs for cargo and passenger ships. Residential uses, most notably the slums of Little Lonsdale Street , were largely replaced by commercial uses by the 1950s, with residential not making a return until the 1990s with the conversion of older buildings. Since the 2000s this has accelerated with numerous high rise apartment buildings and student housing projects. The CBD still retains
3364-551: Was renamed Gloucester Private Hospital in honour of the Duke of Gloucester who visited the city in 1934. After being offered for auction in April 1937, and passing in after it failed to achieve its reserve price, it was sold to the Sisters of Charity , and it was converted into a maternity hospital , called St Vincent's Maternity Hospital. It was reportedly demolished in 1975; however, there are
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