Historical information

Victoria Market is always a busy location for traffic beginning before dawn five days a week. This photo at approx 8am shows some of the many trucks, vans and motor vehicles on Peel Street outside the market during the morning peak hour. Traffic congestion that held up trams was a long time concern for the M&MTB since the 1920s. Photographs that illustrated this were often produced for the Board.

W2 277 shows a destination of 'Toorak-Glenferrie Road route 8' and has likely come from West Coburg terminus. It was common practice in peak hours to through-route West Coburg cars to several south suburban termini to ease tram traffic on St Kilda Road and to reduce congestion caused by trams turning back from city locations. Other southern termini included St Kilda Beach and Carnegie.

Significance

Yields information about traffic congestion near Victoria Market

Physical description

Black and white photograph with notes below and on rear

Inscriptions & markings

Typed below photograph: 'Peel Street at Victoria Market, looking north. Tram held in traffic, 0808 hours 21-12-1956'. On rear in pencil is similar wording plus M&MTB stamp and record number.