Historical information
Kew Junction is the intersection of five major roads - Denmark Street, High Street, High Street South, Studley Park Road and Princess Street. The original widening of High Street in the 1930s expanded that street by removing shops on the south side of the street from Cotham Road to Denmark Street. Further widening in 1958 removed shops at the west end of High Street to allow for increased traffic using Princes Street and Denmark Street.
Physical description
Original, black and white positive of Kew Junction, including the corner with Denmark Street during road widening in the 1958.
Inscriptions & markings
Inscribed verso: "Kew Junction Dec 1958 / When the road was being widened by the removal of a number of shops / Notice saying Retchford's Estate agency's temporary office is at the top end of Denmark Street, Kew"
References
- Kew's Civic Century / by Cr W.D. Vaughan (1960) Chapter XII: The Yarra Boulevard, p. 68-69