20091202_4862 relic of the Melbourne Goods Shed
The main office of the old No.2. Railway Goods Shed.
Docklands.
Melbourne.
Victoria.
Railway Goods Shed No.2 on Bourke Street was built in 1889 to accommodate the increased traffic in the railway yard. Its original length - almost two city blocks (the shed is now split by Collins Street) - and the grandiose architecture of its front offices gives some idea of the scale of operation of the railway yards during the nineteenth century, and the importance of the railway service in the development of this transport complex. There are plans for the southern half of this heritage-listed building to be refurbished and integrated into the Quattro development, while VicUrban, the Building Commission and the Plumbing Industry Commission are moving in to the sustainably refurbished northern half.
20091202_4862 relic of the Melbourne Goods Shed
The main office of the old No.2. Railway Goods Shed.
Docklands.
Melbourne.
Victoria.
Railway Goods Shed No.2 on Bourke Street was built in 1889 to accommodate the increased traffic in the railway yard. Its original length - almost two city blocks (the shed is now split by Collins Street) - and the grandiose architecture of its front offices gives some idea of the scale of operation of the railway yards during the nineteenth century, and the importance of the railway service in the development of this transport complex. There are plans for the southern half of this heritage-listed building to be refurbished and integrated into the Quattro development, while VicUrban, the Building Commission and the Plumbing Industry Commission are moving in to the sustainably refurbished northern half.