Photograph of a five house terrace on the corner of Wellington Parade and Hoddle Street taken some time between 1941 and 1953, probably towards the end of this date range.
The front of the fifth terrace has been so substantially modified that it appears that it is not of the same origin. However, the location of the pediment, the chimneys and the common wall between 8 and 10, confirm that the five are part of the one. The 1898 MMBW plan at http://emhs.org.au/catalogue/slvbw0022 shows the footprint of the original terrace.
The State Library of Victoria numbers 3 of the houses only as 24, 26 and 28 Wellington Parade. This is confusing and is almost certainly an error. The overhead tram wires, the street name plate, the picture perspective and the corresponding MMBW plan tend to substantiate the actual location and numbering as described here.
The photo can be dated approximately from the following observations:
In the photo, the car in front of the terrace appears to be a somewhat ageing 1941 Chevrolet (distinguished from earlier and later models by the headlights and the grill).
The same photo appears on page 127 of the book "Early Melbourne architecture, 1840-1888" by Maie Casey, Joan Lindsay, D. A. Casey, et al., O.U.P., 1953. See http://emhs.org.au/catalogue/embk0046.
The full State Library of Victoria record is as follows although the house numbering is obviously in error.
SLV catalogue record H2010.73/12
Terrace, 24, 26, 28, Wellington Pde, [East Melbourne] [picture].
[ca. 1953]
Title: Terrace, 24, 26, 28, Wellington Pde, [East Melbourne] [picture].
Date(s): [ca. 1953]
Description: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 16 x 22 cm.
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
Terms of use: No copyright restrictions apply.
Identifier(s): Accession no(s) H2010.73/12
Subjects: Terrace houses -- Victoria -- East Melbourne ; East Melbourne (Vic.) -- Buildings, structures, etc ; Victoria -- History -- 1945-1965 ; Gelatin silver prints
Index terms: Terrace houses; East Melbourne; Victoria; Wellington Parade
Notes: Title inscribed in pencil on verso. Description in publication: Terrace in Wellington Parade, East Melbourne.
Photographer unknown.
Undated, date assigned from time of publication of book.
Print covered in opaque plastic sheet which has blurred the definition.
Casey, Maie, Joan Lindsay, D. A. Casey, et al. "Early Melbourne architecture, 1840-1888.", O.U.P., 1953 p. 127.
Contents/Summary: Looking across intersection towards row of terraces, each with sash windows on upper level, corrugated iron roof over porch, pediment at roofline.
Source/Donor: Gift; Mr. Leigh Hobbs; 2009.
Link to digitised item: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/81056