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5 unusual facts about Collins Street


Batman's Hill

The site now forms the eastern border of the Melbourne Docklands (a precinct of the Docklands development is also named Batman's Hill) and is dominated by Southern Cross Station and the Collins Street bridge built in 2002 to replicate the original curve and shape of the hill.

Charles Victor Robertson

Robertson built the Melbourne headquarters at Bank House in Bank Place, Collins Street and opened offices throughout Australia and later operations in North America and the United Kingdom.

Collins St., 5 pm

The painting depicts office workers walking along busy Collins Street in Melbourne after finishing work for the day.

Herbert Geer

The law firm of Herbert Geer was founded on 26 January 1939 when Keith Geer commenced his sole practice in Bank Place, off Collins Street, Melbourne.

William Detmold

He moved to Australia in 1852 and established a business in 1854, based in Swanston Street and later Collins Street.



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Little Collins Street, Melbourne

On the corner of Little Collins Street and King Street is the city's first and only school, Melbourne City School, housed in a three-story bluestone heritage building.

Plant City High School

It was built in 1914 on a design by Tampa based architect Willis R. Biggers at 605 North Collins Street.

Spring Street, Melbourne

1 Collins Street is an award winning building by Denton Corker Marshall, and one of Melbourne's first post-modern buildings to be constructed to harmoniously incorporate heritage buildings.

Zara Bate

In 1925, aged 19, she and her friend Bettine 'Betty' James (later the wife of Sir Roy Grounds) established a dress shop in Little Collins Street.