1920s Collins Street looking west Princes Bridge Hotel Almost at the end of

Almost at the end of Flinders Street we see the Griffith's Brothers Tea Warehouse

The name of the Gardens is derived from a Flagstaff that was erected on the highest point in 1840 and extended to 15 metres in height the following year

Henry and Edward

and we can see a throng of passengers boarding the ferries that will take them on a pleasure cruise to Portarlington and Geelong

In the far distance we see the tower of the T&G Life Building on the corner of Russell Street

1920s Collins Street looking west Princes Bridge Hotel Almost at the end ofA photograph of Collins Street looking west from Russell Street towards Spencer Street around 1920. We see a busy street, both on the footpaths and on the road. Cable trams, hansom cabs, horse drawn drays, automobiles and pedestrians are all moving in different directions. The speed of life back then was quite different to modern day. All text HotPress Photograph attributed to Lyle Fowler. The notes from the State Library tell us that this image is "A