Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. Written on back: 'In the busy 1880s the days of the top hat and the hansom cab and 'bustle' the General Post Office, as it was then, dominated Elizabeth Street (outside McEwan's).'

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Title
Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. Written on back: 'In the busy 1880s the days of the top hat and the hansom cab and 'bustle' the General Post Office, as it was then, dominated Elizabeth Street (outside McEwan's).'
Date
1880-1889
Copyright and Source Archive
Material sourced from Australian National University, Noel Butlin Archives Centre
Theme
  • Design and Architecture
  • Suburbanisation
Region
  • Australia
Related Essay
For more information on the way in which department stores rose to prominence in an urban landscape, see Louisa Iarocci's essay on the architectural and cultural significance of the department store.