Melbourne 1954 After Dark: A City Ablaze for the Queen’s Visit

Melbourne puts on a dazzling night-time welcome for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1954. This footage captures the city after dark: glowing neon signs, royal illuminations and familiar streets and landmarks in a different light. Take a tour through Swanston Street and Bourke Street, past Flinders Street Station and the Yarra River, out to St Kilda, and through Carlton Gardens, where the Exhibition Fountain stands before the Royal Exhibition Building. Some lights were arranged for the royal visit; others belonged to the everyday businesses that lit up Melbourne’s nights. A glimpse of Melbourne at its grandest—and after dark. Original vintage footage: Time Capsule Vidz. Subscribe to Time Capsule Vidz for more restored vintage footage from Melbourne, Australia and around the world. © Time Capsule Vidz. All rights reserved in the restoration, editing, presentation, narration and original elements of this video. Unauthorised downloading, reproduction, re-uploading or commercial use of this edited video is not permitted without permission from Time Capsule Vidz. #Melbourne1954 #RoyalVisit #QueenElizabethII #MelbourneHistory #VintageMelbourne #AustralianHistory #MelbourneAtNight