Historical information

The Kew Section of the Yarra Scenic Boulevard extends from Walmer St to the Chandler Highway and was constructed between 1933 and 1936. Yarra Boulevard was opened in 1936 which opened up many areas along the river front that were previously difficult to access. It was steeply sloping grazing land with creek gullies (now Yarra Street and Yarravale Road) until the 1950s. The precinct includes a range of large and smaller family homes built in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s in a mix of interwar, late interwar and early postwar architectural styles.

Physical description

Colourised photographs of creek gully in Studley Park, Kew, taken from Yarra Boulevard, c.1950s. Shows steep grassed gully with dirt track on right, small red tractor and men clearing in foreground left, houses on hill behind at top of gully, power poles.