The small inner-city suburb of Travancore was established by the subdivisions of a large pastoral estate in 1918 and the early 1920s. The area is bounded by Mount Alexander Road, Flemington Street, Baroda Street and the Moonee Ponds Creek and looked up to Royal Park (before the Tullamarine freeway). Travancore is described as a remarkably intact area of distinctive interwar ...
Both Spanish Mission and Mediterranean styles share a flair for evoking sunnier climes and seaside charm against Melbourne’s grey skies. This walk features notable and diverse examples of these styles across Ripponlea, St Kilda and Elwood, the three suburbs which are home to the highest concentrations of Spanish Mission and Mediterranean buildings in Melbourne. Join ADMSA committee member Sam Taylor ...
Join us for a captivating exploration of Modernist Melbourne in the east of the CBD, where we’ll uncover architectural treasures that illustrate the transformation of Melbourne’s built environment in the post-WWII period. Our tour begins with the iconic 1958 ICI building on Nicholson Street, a striking example of International Style architecture featuring clean lines, curtain walls of glass, and an ...
Join us for a walking tour of the small inner-Melbourne suburb of Travancore which was established by the subdivisions of a large pastoral estate in 1918 and the early 1920s. It remains a remarkably intact area of distinctive Art Deco housing styles and streetscapes and was known as the Toorak of the north!
Ripponlea, Balaclava and Elwood are home to the highest concentrations of Spanish Mission and Mediterranean buildings in Melbourne. Join us to experience the notable and diverse examples of these styles.
In an exclusive Melbourne residential enclave in Eaglemont, the walk takes us past Interwar properties, several of which could be described as ‘Art Deco’ or ‘Modernist’.
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