1874 Looking east along Little Bourke Street Princess Theatre Some of the buildings in

Some of the buildings in the photo that are viewable today include the Imperial Hotel

On the left of the photo we see the large store and factory of Brunton and Gillespie

St Peter's and St Paul's) was sufficient for the size of the congregation

(See it as it was before it was "Georges"

This was built in 1905 to house their new store and sales room for teas

1874 Looking east along Little Bourke Street Princess Theatre Some of the buildings inAn amazing photo from 1874 looking to the east along Little Bourke Street from Queen Street. The "Harp of Erin" hotel sits on the left, while the impressive "New Excelsior" hotel dominates the picture on the right. The photo is a record of the sort of architecture and activities that went on in the "Little" streets. These narrow streets were originally designed to provide access to the rear of the property. Eventually these properties were subdivided,