In the s, in an effort to boost the slowly growing local population and inject new life into the suburb, the Victorian Government opened the Prahran Housing Commission estate, just off Chapel Street, together with a larger estate, located just north in South Yarra. Further complementing the high rise developments was a low density development between Bangs and Bendigo Streets. In the s, the suburb began to gentrify , with much of the remaining old housing stock being renovated and restored.
The area had a substantial Greek population and many took advantage of the rise in property values during the s, paving the way for further development and a subsequent shift in demographics. During the s, the population increased markedly, with demand for inner-city living fuelling a medium-density housing boom, which continues in the area, as part of the Melbourne planning policy.
It was during the s that solidification of the area's homosexual community occurred. Many gay and gay-friendly businesses, including bars, clubs and bookstores can be found along Commercial Road, between Pran Central and the railway overpass. Prahran is home to a large collection of architecturally significant commercial buildings, with many on the Victorian Heritage Register. The Chapel Street section of Prahran is notable for its collection of turn of the century emporiums and large buildings, which include:.
Other significant Prahran emporiums include Conway's Buildings and the large Colosseum building , which was lost to fire in Other heritage buildings include the former Prahran Town Hall now used as a library and council offices , the adjacent former City Hall currently used for special functions and as an exhibition space , neighbouring Police Station and Court House and Rechabite Hall , in the Second Empire style.
St Matthews church, a large bluestone church on High Street built in the s, was converted into offices in the s. Residential Prahran consists of mostly single storey Victorian and Edwardian terrace houses, with some larger double storey terraces closer to the main shopping strips. A public housing high rise estate is located on King Street, adjoining Princes Gardens.
Prahran features many small gardens scattered throughout the suburb, which are largely hidden. Subdivisions have caused incursions to what is now a narrow strip, with a playground and heritage pavilion. The Princes Gardens are a small garden, which features the "Chapel Off Chapel", an old church converted into a theatre, as well as the Prahran skate park, home to the best vert skateboarding facilities in Victoria. Victoria Gardens, off High Street, is a Victorian era garden, with a main space consisting of a circular row of London plane trees and an angel statue.
The Orrong Romanis Park is the largest park in Prahran. Prahran is serviced by Prahran Station , on the Sandringham line , as well as the route 5 , route 6 , route 64 , route 72 , route 78 and route 79 trams. Familypedia Explore. Create or edit article. Improve article; tree, bdm, etc Form:Person Semi-manual method Advanced form rarely used.
Surnames People by decade Birth decade Death decade. Moores department store in Chapel Street became the Pran Central shopping venue.
Prahran Secondary College was closed in A commitment to a new public high school in Prahran was announced in Greville Street, besides its niche retailing, has the railway station at the western end and the former town hall, fire station, police station and court house at the other. All are on the Victorian Heritage Register. In a piece of year-old Prahran street art by Banksy of a parachuting rat was destroyed when a hole was made for plumbing pipes.
Prahran suburb extends from Punt Road to Orrong Road and from Malvern Road to Dandenong, excluding the south-west part which is the suburb of Windsor see separate entry. The census populations for the Prahran municipality, Prahran township and the suburb of Prahran were:. Graeme Davison, ed , Melbourne on foot: 15 walks through historic Melbourne , Rigby, Ian A. You are here Home Prahran Prahran, an inner suburb and a former municipality, is about 5 km south-east of central Melbourne.
Public transport In a railway line was constructed through Prahran from Melbourne to Brighton. Suburb Four denominational schools were opened in the Prahran area between and The edition of the Australian handbook described Prahran: Industry Chapel Street grew as a sub-metropolitan shopping centre, in the s and again after the s Depression. Prahran municipality's description in the Australian blue book , was: Postwar During the early postwar years slum reclamation projects coincided with a boom in flat building throughout the Prahran municipality.
Suburb Prahran suburb extends from Punt Road to Orrong Road and from Malvern Road to Dandenong, excluding the south-west part which is the suburb of Windsor see separate entry.
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