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Ornamental Tram Poles St Kilda, North Melbourne & East Melbourne

Location Fitzroy Street,, ST KILDA VIC 3182 - Property No B6438 File Number B6438 Level State

[1/1] B6438 Ornamental Tram Poles

Statement of Significance

Three Sites: Fitzroy Street, St. Kilda Peel Street, North Melbourne Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. These three sets of poles are considered to be of State significance for their association with the early years of Melbourne's extensive and well-preserved electric tram system. They were erected at the same time that the famous W-Class tram was being developed and introduced, and particularly enhance lines where Ws run in everyday service.
The tram poles were designed and erected by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in the 1920s as part of the electrification of the cable tram system and its unification with outer electric networks. They are also important streetscape elements in their own right. Their curvaceous design and curly trim recall another era of street furniture design.
Melbourne's significant and characteristic tree-lined boulevards are also enhanced by their use, especially in Victoria Parade and Peel Street.
Classified: 21/04/1993

See alsoB6437 Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust, Dandenong Road Poles