Melbourne Memories

Recollections of life in Melbourne is Melbourne Memories..

Also see Disasters in Melbourne.

Doing the Block
--> 282 Collins Street Melbourne
Doing the Block was an expression coined in the late 1800's for the stroll through Melbourne's shopping arcades, The Block and Royal Arcade. An elegant shopping experience but it was also the...

Inside Melbourne
--> Melbourne
Inside Melbourne is a collection of stories about the many Melburnians who shape the human backdrop of what has been dubbed the world's most liveable city. From the tram drivers and baristas to...

Saturday in Jolimont
--> Agnes Street, Jolimont
This is our story of how we spent a Saturday afternoon in 2003 retracing the steps of History Trails in Melbourne by W. Lloyd Williams about the origins of Jolimont. It was a relatively quiet...

Southern Cross Hotel
--> 131 Exhibition Street Melbourne
The American-style Southern Cross Hotel was the first luxury hotel in Melbourne to depart from the traditional style of hotels like the Hotel Windsor. Part of the American Intercontinental Hotels...