The Grand Old Lady Of Dandenong: 1890-1990 (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: signed by Mayor of Dandenong. Usual shelf-wear.
Standing as a proud monument to Victorian-era civic ambition, Dandenong Town Hall has watched over one of Melbourne's most dynamic outer suburbs for a full century. The Grand old Lady of Dandenong: 1890–1990 is a centenary pictorial history that chronicles the life of this remarkable building — from its grand opening in 1890 through to the transformed cityscape of 1990 — presenting a richly illustrated record of architectural heritage, local government, and community identity in the City of Dandenong. Drawing on rare archival photographs, civic records, and local memory, this volume illustrates the Town Hall not merely as a building, but as the beating heart of a growing municipality southeast of Melbourne. The work argues for the cultural and historical significance of regional Australian architecture, situating Dandenong's story within the broader narrative of Victoria's municipal development. For historians, local residents, and admirers of Federation-era architecture alike, this centenary record raises a compelling question: what endures in the stones of a building that has outlasted the hands that built it?
Author: -
Format: Hardback
Published: 1990, City of Dandenong
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: signed by Mayor of Dandenong. Usual shelf-wear.
Standing as a proud monument to Victorian-era civic ambition, Dandenong Town Hall has watched over one of Melbourne's most dynamic outer suburbs for a full century. The Grand old Lady of Dandenong: 1890–1990 is a centenary pictorial history that chronicles the life of this remarkable building — from its grand opening in 1890 through to the transformed cityscape of 1990 — presenting a richly illustrated record of architectural heritage, local government, and community identity in the City of Dandenong. Drawing on rare archival photographs, civic records, and local memory, this volume illustrates the Town Hall not merely as a building, but as the beating heart of a growing municipality southeast of Melbourne. The work argues for the cultural and historical significance of regional Australian architecture, situating Dandenong's story within the broader narrative of Victoria's municipal development. For historians, local residents, and admirers of Federation-era architecture alike, this centenary record raises a compelling question: what endures in the stones of a building that has outlasted the hands that built it?