Historical information

This photo was taken facing south-east on the intersection of Main Street, Kilvington Drive, and Ferres Street in Emerald. Visible in the background of the photograph are the Emerald Pharmacy (now the Emerald Wellness Pharmacy) and the Post Office (now Melbourne Pathology).

Alongside the traffic on the road in front of the shopfronts, a US Bus Lines coach is parked. US Bus Lines, initially the Belgrave United Motor Service, operated in Melbourne between 1921 and 2009 when it was acquired by Ventura. The likely route it may have been following was the 695 between Belgrave and Gembrook, which continues to operate along Main Street and Belgrave/Gembrook Road.

Significance

This image demonstrates the degree to which a central road, such as Main Street, can change over a span of fifty years.

Physical description

This colour photograph features a busy street lined with greenery. In the background, a row of shops is obscured by traffic of cars and a waiting bus. In the foreground of the image, slightly obscuring the cars and buildings, stand two tall trees. The tree on the left is slightly shorter and its branches and leaves fill the upper third of the image. On the photograph's reverse are a few handwritten notes.

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse, handwritten in ink, crossed out: "Outside Ladders / Emerald 1979"
Reverse, handwritten in pencil: "OUTSIDE REECE"