Historical information

Looking south along Main Road Eltham at intersection of Diamond Street and Cecil Street. On the right can be seen the Liquorland store on former railway land which was previoulsy the Blockbuster video store until Blockbuster went bust.

The site was previously used as an unsealed car park for the Eltham Railway Station. In 1996 Wayne Phillips MLA announced that Caldeed P/L was the preferred developer of the land at Eltham Station for a proposed commercial development and commuter car parking (The Advertiser, April 16, 1996).

Blockbuster Eltham was established on this site around 1996-1997. Following the company's 2010 bankruptcy and subsequent nationwide store liquidations, most Victorian Blockbuster locations were shuttered between March and May 2011 after ownership changes, with the Eltham storefront closing Friday April 13, 2012. The last Australian store closed in 2019 in Morley, Western Australia.

The shop was then converted to a Liquorland store. The site was sold 25 August 2015 with a ten year lease in place to Liquorland.

A new lease was signed 4 March 2022 and the store converted to a Grill'd Hamburger restaurant, opening its doors September 8, 2022.

Sold 25 August 2015 by Fitzroys of Melbourne with a ten year lease to Liquourland
Sold Shop. (2026, April 6). Retrieved from https://www.realcommercial.com.au/sold/property-981-main-road-eltham-vic-3095-501635169

Physical description

Born digital