Historical information

Rose Series postcard No. P 10765 titled "Spring Street Gardens, Melbourne", looking southwest. Has two cable trams in Macarthur Street, the first one with a destination of "Nth. Fitzroy" the second one "Spring Street," A lady is sitting on the lawn in Gordon Reserve while a gardener is watering the lawns. Note the Victorian terrace house on the corner of Collins and Spring streets to the right of General Charles George Gordon statue, this was demolished around 1928 to make way for Alcaston House built in 1929.

Significance

Yields information about Spring St and Macarthur St late 1920's

Physical description

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

Inscriptions & markings

Has in pencil on rear "KM-M-080"