Former Royal Automobile Club of Victoria: 94 Queen Street, 
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| Building ProfileName : Former Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
LocationAddress: 94 Queen Street
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Construction DetailsBuilt: 1923
Original use: 1
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Built in the Interwar period in the 10 style
Notable featuresPalazzo styled building with some ornament and romanesque windows at the base. HistoryArchitect: J S Keagh
This building has been destroyed (1989)
One of a series of Interwar buildings demolished to make way for the new ANZ World HQ. It was decided that the neighbouring Victorian neo-gothic banks should be restored at the expense of the former RACV, which was considered less architecturally and historically important to the state. I would haste to suggest this is not true, as the Automobiles Club was formed for the motor car, which caused urban renewal in Melbourne, marked the end of historical styles, and the beginning of urban renewal.
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