Historical information

This photograph depicts the view of Main Street from Belgrave-Gembrook Road at the Kilvington Drive roundabout. In the background, the Emerald Co-Op is visible, a consumer-forward retailer first established in Emerald in 1944. The Co-Op joined Mitre 10 in 1983, and membership quickly grew. Also visible is the Newsagency (now Bell Real Estate), which had been sold by L. J. Hooker on Saturday, 6 May.

Significance

This photograph demonstrates how this intersection, central to the heart of Emerald, has changed over the previous forty years. The sparse and barren surrounds of the roundabout, and the storefronts visible in the background, illuminate how much the town has grown, and how some places have not changed nearly as much.

Physical description

A sepia-toned image of the view of the Kilvington Drive roundabout, from Belgrave-Gembrook Road (outside what is now Bendigo Bank).

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse: "Roundabout / Main Rd + Kilvington Drive / Emerald."