Historical information
In the 1890s, the upper Esplanade roadway in St Kilda needed to be widened to accommodate tracks for a new cable tramway. As part of the embankment works, spaces for ten shops with arched ceilings and verandas were built into the supporting wall. These are now known as the Esplanade Vaults. The shop verandas were removed in the 1950s. The vaults were bricked up when the road was widened, and the footpath reduced, in the 1970s.
Physical description
Black and white photograph, unmounted
