St Kilda East, Victoria

East St Kilda is one of the more diverse and densely settled neighbourhoods of Melbourne. It has a prominent Hasidic Jewish community descended from Polish and Russian immigrants.

Quiet and residential, East St Kilda is quite a different neighbourhood from the spectacle of its adjacent neighbourhood, St Kilda.

1 History
2 Education
3 Culture
4 Transport
5 Local Landmarks
6 External links

[edit] History

The East St Kilda area was first settled in the 1850s.

Smaller timber shacks were common during the early 1860s to 1870s with larger houses on the bigger subdivisions.

During the late 1870s, terraced housing began around the railway line.

Alma Park was laid out and areas surrounding the park were set aside for religious purposes, resulting in a large number of convents and chapels along Chapel Street and either side of Dandenong Road.

In the 1950s, speculative development resulted in the destruction of many of the suburb's streetscapes. Centred around Chapel Street and to the east of the railway line, dog box flats are now common in the area.

Recent development of the suburbs, rising land values and excellent access to public transport has seen recent gentrification in the area. Modern infill medium density apartments are being built on many blocks with the Carlisle Street area designated an activity centre under the Melbourne 2030 planning scheme.

[edit] Education

The main schools in East St Kilda are the Christian Brothers College, St. Kilda, Caulfield Campus of Caulfield Grammar School, Malvern Community School, Ripponlea Primary School and the St Kilda East campus of Mount Scopus Memorial College, as well as a large number of colleges of the Jewish faith and part of St Michael's Grammar School.

Dandenong Road buildings of the Christian Brothers College

[edit] Culture

East St Kilda is home to the Red Stitch Actors Theatre, a professional theatre located on the corners of Dandenong Road and Chapel Street.

[edit] Transport

East St Kilda is served by several forms of public transport.

Major tram routes operate on Chapel Street, Dandenong Road and St Kilda Road.

Hotham Street operates as a major bus way.

[edit] Local Landmarks

[edit] Residential architecture

Architecturally, East St Kilda has been described as having not much of anything interesting. It is dominated by 1960s flats. There are, however, some pockets of preserved heritage streetscapes. Godfrey Avenue has well preserved rows of Edwardian cottages on either side of the street and is protected by council heritage controls. Camden street has several rows of Victorian semi-detatched timber terraces. Some large Victorian buildings remain along Inkerman and Alma Roads, but have been since subdivided into flats. In the streets in between is a mix of housing from different periods.

Clement House, Inkerman Street (built 1888). One of the suburb's grander surviving polychrome Victorian era terraces.

Glenfern mansion, corner of Inkerman and Hotham was built in 1857 and was home to the Boyd Family is now a writer's colony.

[edit] Non-residential architecture

The Top Shop on the corner of Glen Eira and Hotham streets is an unusual Edwardian Arts and Crafts design

[edit] Places of Worship

There are many churches in St Kilda East; many of the modern places of worship serve the Jewish Faith, but many of the older buildings have at some point served various Christian religions. Many of the church buildings in St Kilda East are historic and heritage registered and form various religious precincts. The St Mary's Catholic Church (208-214 Dandenong Road) was designed by William Wardell was one of the earliest bluestone churches and was built in 1858. The bluestone All Saints Anglican Church on Chapel Street was built in 1861. The neighbouring Parish Hall was built as an extension to the church in 1909 and was restored in 2005 during a conversion into a boutique gymnasium. The East St Kilda Uniting Church on the corner of Hotham and Inkerman streets was built in 1887 to the design of Hillson Beasley architect. The St George's Presybterian Church, Chapel Street was built in 1877. It has been leased by St Michael's Grammar School since 1990. St George's Presbyterian Church also on Chapel Street was built between 1877-80 to the design of Albert Purchas and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The former Balaclava Corps Hall, built in 1929 on Camden Street is an unusual design featuring castellated motifs.

St George's Presbyterian Church	All Saints Anglican Church	All Saints Parish Hall	East St Kilda Uniting Church
St Mary's Catholic Church	Balaclava Corps Hall (former)	439 Inkerman Street, the "770" Synagogue.

[edit] Public Spaces

East St Kilda has a notable lack of public space. The main park is Alma Park, a large park designed by Clement Hodgkinson in 1867, which was split in two linear park by railway lines in 1858. The park has recreational facilities including a heritage 1880s rotunda, cricket and football (soccer) oval and large stands of elm trees, Moreton Bay Figs, bike paths and native vegetation areas. St Kilda Cemetery covers a large block bordered by Dandenong Road, Alma Road and Hotham Street. It is bounded by a historic wall and contains many Victorian era grave buildings. The cemetery is the resting place of Alfred Deakin and Albert Jacka, VC, MC and Barrister and mayor of St Kilda (1930).

Picturesque rotunda in Alma Park built in the 1880s

[edit] External links

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Coordinates: -37.862° 144.997°

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