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View from ANZ 833 Collins St East

The West Melbourne Gasworks Tower was located where the (former) ANZ building 833 Collins st West is situated.
In 1855 a young photographer from England captured the first panoramic photographs of Melbourne. Walter Woodbury 1834-1885 was an inventor and pioneering English photographer. We celebrate the old masters by showing you a modern view from Docklands Park, from where Woodbury captured the first photographic panorama of Melbourne, from the Docklands Gasworks Tower. Woodbury died 137 years ago. We walk in the footsteps of old masters, for whom the task was INFINITELY MORE DIFFICULT.
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SOUTH VIEW FROM ANZ TOWER

A 2022 panoramic view from the ANZ rooftop was captured, showing the location where Woodbury captured the first panorama of Melbourne 167 years ago:

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Russian House

Russian House, located in Greeves Street Fitzroy, preserves, fosters and promotes Russian culture and historical heritage in the state of Victoria.

Melbourne from the High School

Melbourne High School was established in 1905.

The school was founded in 1905 as the first co-educational state secondary school in Victoria. Melbourne High School was originally located in Spring Street in Melbourne. In 1927, the boys and girls split, with the boys moving to a new school at Forrest Hill in the inner city suburb of South Yarra which retained the name Melbourne High School.

Collins Street looking East circa 1890

Collins St Looking East ca1890 – Robert Vere Scott

Robert Vere Scott's most important work was in the panoramic format. Photo historian Gael Newton has determined from the 16.0 x 50.0 cm format of his photograph “Camels and men gather at the start of the expedition to survey the Trans-Australian Railway” that he was using a Kodak Panoram No. 4 camera released in 1899, or the No. 1 of 1900. These panoramic cameras used 120 roll film for ease of use and had a rotating lens and curved back and encompassed a view of between 112 and 142 degrees. Panoramic views of course had been produced in Australia since the late 1840s but these turn-of-the-century cameras made it possible to encompass the whole view in a sweep on one piece of film, rather than laboriously piecing together panoramas from a series of separate glass plates.
Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Vere_Scott

These 120+ year old images have survived remarkably well, thanks to the care of our historic institutions. We thank the State Library of Victoria for the use of this image Panoramic view of Melbourne looking east along Collins Street. Identifier(s): H96.160/917

I also thank my good friend, Ernst Zimmer, for the remarkable work that he has done to edit and enhance this large image and share it with us. A true labour of love and skill!

First panoramic view of Melbourne 1855

In 1855 a young photographer from England captured the first panoramic photographs of Melbourne. Walter Woodbury 1834-1885 was an inventor and pioneering English photographer. We celebrate the old masters by showing you a modern view from Docklands Park, from where Woodbury captured the first photographic panorama of Melbourne, from the Docklands Gasworks Tower. Woodbury died 137 years ago. We walk in the footsteps of old masters, for whom the task was INFINITELY MORE DIFFICULT. Switch between old and modern views in the link.

https://www.hiddenmelbourne.com.au/1855-woodbury-from-gasworks-tower

Modern View Woodbury

A 2022 panoramic view from the ANZ rooftop was captured, showing the location where Woodbury captured the first panorama of Melbourne 167 years ago:

https://www.hiddenmelbourne.com.au/ANZ_833_CollinsSt_EastView.html

IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO VIEWS OF MELBOURNE FROM OLD AND NEW BUILDINGS, PLEASE SUPPORT US BY GIVING US ACCESS TO RECORD THE HISTORY OF OUR CITY

Richmond from Town Hall Gigapixel

Gigapixel Panoramic view from Richmond Town Hall

Captured as 100's of overlapping frames from each side of the upper platform of the of the Richmond Town Hall, this shows the complete 360° view of Richmond and surroundings from the clocktower. A modern map shows the viewing direction and marker labels show notable buildings. Click on the “View” and “Visit” labels to see the view from that location in a new browser tab. Locations such as Govt House will open views from that location. Metro Gas Tower will open a series of views captured from the same location over time. The view from the tower of Auburn Uniting Church is excellent. These virtual tours represent travel through time and space in Melbourne's History. The balcony of the town hall is very narrow, which require a panoramic view to be captured from W, S, E and North and then joined.