Changing Brisbane, ca. 1965-1974, by Eric Marshall. From the State Library of Queensland (29652/1)

Description: Film footage streets and buildings in Brisbane City and surrounds. Includes views of William Jolly Bridge and Brisbane River; South Brisbane showing Commercial Rowing Club, St Helen's Methodist Hospital, wharves and industry; Railway Hotel and Red Comb House on Roma Street; the old Victoria Bridge and the construction of the new Victoria Bridge; Ansett ANA building; King George Square before and during it being closed to traffic; demolition of buildings; Presbyterian Church on Ann Street; Anzac Square; construction of Post Office Square; trams on Victoria Bridge as well as city views taken from trams and scenes on board trams; Petrie Bite wharves; construction of Captain Cook Bridge and Riverside Expressway; Windsor Hotel; Roma Street prior to transit centre and during its construction; Bellevue Hotel; The Mansions; Central Station; Lennons Hotel; Hotel Daniell; Hotel Cecil, The People's Palace; Commonwealth Flower Mills.
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[@straightedgeredhead]

Good on you, Mr Marshall for recording this for the future

[@annasbrisbanevideos]

I absolutely love ❤ how minimalistic and decluttered from numerous ads and poster this old Brissy is, my heart skips a bit ❤ just love it

[@rocknral]

Just the lack of traffic is mind blowing. The city looks deserted LoL

[@ThePowerbloke]

Thank you so much for this footage. The footage between 1:00 and 1:07 shows a large grey house which our family lived in between 1965 and 1969. I of course was only a nipper in primary school at the time. It's the only image/footage I have been able to find of the house in Stanley Street, South Brisbane viewed from the river. Directly behind our house (or in front of it from the Stanley Street perspective) is the old Salvation Army Men's Home. At the time, the house was split into two separate homes in a duplex style arrangement. Of course, pretty much everything in the scene is gone now, as GOMA, The State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Museum now stand along that part of Stanley Street and that reach of the Brisbane River. Again, thank you so much for sharing. 👍😊

[@JamesFFiT]

Awesome. Hard to recognise most of it in modern days though isn’t it. Only a few of the shots I could tell it was Queen st etc…

[@56music64]

The poor old Bellevue, little did it or we know what was coming! Trittons, every newly married couple bought their first furniture from Trittons. Great film, many memories

[@RangaTurk]

The Bellevue Hotel was an example of unique Victorian period architecture but hotels and theatres take up a heap of room in a confined CBD area such as this.

[@Peter8558]

Be nice if there was a narrative behind this. Wonderful piece of history. Thx

[@cameronaustin4997]

the Deen bros would have some good photos of the Bellevue

[@mrinbetween4788]

Wouldn't it be lovely if it still like that now, progress hasn't been kind

[@eugenebolo7625]

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