There are four Palm Trees in Flinders Street, between the Flinders Street Railway Station and Banana Alley. This existing Flinders Street station building, opened in 1910, spans Flinders Street from Swanston to Elizabeth Streets. Banana Alley is the railway viaduct in Flinders Street between Elizabeth and Market streets was designed by William Henry Greene, chief engineer of the Victorian Railways, and built in 1891-92 to link Spencer and Flinders Street stations..... Early tenants including fruiterers associated with the nearby Western Market gave the vaults their colloquial name. (1)
The Palms were planted in late 1911 or early 1912, and they are still growing. I have found the following historical photographs of the Palms, the main subject of the images was the railway yards, of course.
This photograph is from February 1912 and shows the newly planted Palm Trees.
Caption: Flinders Street Viaduct that is to be duplicated - The bird's-eye view shows the course of the viaduct. Commencing in the west end of the Flinders-street station-yard, it runs thence in a curve across Market-street to the Fish Market. This it encircles, crossing the bridge over Flinders-street (seen in the distance) and on to Spencer-street.
Three of the Palm Trees, 1910s.
Elevated view along Flinders Street, Melbourne, looking over railway yards, Yarra River and wharves, c. 1910-1920. Photographer: Lyle Fowler, Commercial Photographic Co.
Harold Paynting Collection, State Library of Victoria image H91.40/391.
The Palm Trees, c. 1920-1925
Flinders Street looking west, from an elevated viewpoint, c. 1920-1925. Photographer: Kerr Brothers.
Elevated view of the Palm Trees, 1920s or 1930s
Flinders Street Signal "A" exterior showing Flinders Street yards looking west.
Public Records Office of Victoria, Railway negatives Photographic collection VPRS 12903/P0001, 039/11
Two of the Palm Trees, c. 1930s
Melbourne Rail Yards. Photographer: Victorian Railways.
The Palm Trees in c. 1938
Flinders Street, Melbourne, c. 1938. Photographer: Rose Stereograph Co.
State Library of Victoria image H96.200/282
The Palm Trees, 1954
Flinders Street Station Yard looking east along retaining wall.
Public Records Office of Victoria, Railway negatives Photographic collection VPRS 12800/P0003, ADV 1954
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