Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland
In March 1991 Brian recorded many views of Centenary Bridge just as preparations were being made to demolish it.
The staircase leading from Centenary Bridge to the Port Melbourne railway station.
Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland
In March 1991 Brian recorded many views of Centenary Bridge just as preparations were being made to demolish it.
The staircase from Centenary Bridge to Station Pier.
Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland
In March 1991 Brian recorded many views of Centenary Bridge just as preparations were being made to demolish it.
The side of Centenary Bridge looking back towards Beach Street with Harper's Starch factory in the background.
Centenary Bridge & Station Pier, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland
In March 1991 Brian recorded many views of Centenary Bridge just as preparations were being made to demolish it.
Centenary Bridge from Station Pier. The 'third leg', on the left, leads up to the conventional section of the bridge. The railway tracks on the pier lead under the bridge to Port Melbourne station.
Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March '91 by Brian Cleveland
In March 1991 Brian recorded many views of Centenary Bridge just as preparations were being made to demolish it.
Centenary Bridge from the bottom of Swallow Street with Station Pier on the right.
Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March '91 by Brian Cleveland
In March 1991 Brian recorded many views of Centenary Bridge just as preparations were being made to demolish it.
Centenary Bridge from the beach opposite Princes Street. The pylon in the foreground is the only piece of the bridge that remains. In the background we can see the 'third leg' of the bridge that…
Centenary Bridge c1949
It was not known as Centenary Bridge when it was built, but as the ‘Overhead Bridge at Station Pier’.
It was constructed in 1934 to make the ‘disgraceful’ Port Melbourne waterfront more attractive in Victoria’s 100th year. For decades, complaints about our waterfront’s unsightliness had gone unsorted. The piers with their handsome gatehouses at least had been completed, but…
View from Station Pier
So much of interest in this photo from 1959. This is an invitation to readers to list all the disappeared places in the picture and respond with your memories of this time.
The Town Planning Commission report of 1929 was very critical of the entrance to Melbourne from Port Melbourne. It reported that 'this approach to Melbourne is a drab and shabby one'.
The honorary secretary of the Commission, Frank Heath, said hopefully 'What a difference a tree lined boulevard, extending for several miles around the esplanade would make to the Port Melbourne…
The Tall Ships Festival starts today with ships coming through the Heads and arriving in Williamstown tomorrow.
The Tall Ships came to Port Melbourne in 1988 for the Bicentenary Celebrations which were launched nationwide on New Year's Eve at Princes Pier by Prime Minister Bob Hawke. A quarter of a million people visited the Tall Ships over the week they were…