The history and legacy of Flinders Street Station

This is Melbourne’s busiest train station, and for a time in the 1920s, it was the busiest railway station in the world. Today, I’m exploring the history and legacy of Flinders Street Station. Been to here before? Share your experience in the comments. Don’t forget to subscribe for more stories about Melbourne’s history, infrastructure, architecture and environment. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Introduction 0:50 History of Flinders Street Station → (3:30 Melbourne Fish Market) → (4:50 1899 Design competition) 6:37 Construction 9:14 Design → (9:34 Victorian Railways Institute) → (11:07 The famous clocks) → (12:37 Platform 1 and the milk dock) → (13:47 Banana Alley) 14:44 Demolition threats and renovations → (15:24 1960's and 70's redevelopment plans) → (17:47 2011 design competition) → (19:38 2015 restoration) 20:41 Legacy SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://buymeacoffee.com/kensmuseum/ SOURCES: In addition to those mentioned in the video, I used the following sources to research this video: • ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-0..., https://www.abc.net.au/listen/program..., https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-3... • ArchitectureAu: https://architectureau.com/articles/f..., https://architectureau.com/articles/f..., https://architectureau.com/articles/f..., https://architectureau.com/articles/f... • Broadsheet: https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbour... • CBD News: https://www.cbdnews.com.au/under-the-..., https://www.cbdnews.com.au/fish-marke... • City of Melbourne: https://citycollection.melbourne.vic.... • Daniel Bowen blog: https://danielbowen.com/2013/07/24/fs... • Hassell: https://www.hassellstudio.com/project... • Herzog de Meuron: https://www.herzogdemeuron.com/projec... • Melbourne Curious: https://melbournecurious.blogspot.com... • Melbourne Urbanist: https://melbourneurbanist.com/2011/09... • Museums Victoria: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/scienc... • Our Station Flinders Street: https://www.flindersstreetstation.com... • Rising Melbourne: https://rising.melbourne/wormhole/sto... • State Library Victoria: https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stor..., https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was... • The Age: https://www.theage.com.au/national/vi... • The Design Files: https://thedesignfiles.blogspot.com/2... • The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2... • Victorian Heritage Database: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search..., https://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/__dat... • Victorian Premier: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/iconic... • Wardle: https://wardle.studio/projects/flinde...