Collins Street, Melbourne
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Collins Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was laid out in the first survey of Melbourne, the original 1837 Hoddle Grid, and soon became the most desired address in the city. Collins Street was named after Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania David Collins who led a group of settlers in establishing a short-lived settlement at Sorrento in 1803.
Wurundjeri people at Collins Street, 1839
Collins Street (c.1880-1890) near the corner of Spring Street, showing Grosvenor Chambers at centre. Albumen silver photograph 14.0 x 20.0 cm. State Library of Victoria
Collins Street, 1910
Grosvenor Chambers
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Grosvenor Chambers, at number 9 Collins Street, Melbourne, contained the first custom-built complex of artists' studios in Australia.
CB Walker Studio, Grosvenor Chambers, Melbourne, 1888-1899. Saw-tooth skylights visible at roof level. Albumen print 23.9 x 19.7 cm. Art Gallery of New South Wales
Bernard Hall (c.1926) The studio party, oil on canvas, 147.5 × 117.0 cm. National Gallery of Victoria, showing the interior of a Grosvenor Chambers studio
Unknown photographer (c.1890) Tom Roberts (seated) in his studio at Grosvenor Chambers with Arthur Streeton