Block Arcade

The magnificent Block Arcade is an icon of Melbourne.

Completed: 1893

Architect: David C Askew

Interesting facts: The name ‘Block Arcade’ evolved through the popular saying ‘doing the block,’ a tradition where men and women would circle the block prior to VFL games. The Hopetoun Tea Rooms has been operating since the very beginning and continues to today.

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