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Chapel Street Timeline
Timeline for Chapel Street St.Kilda -
Chapel Street Renamed
Chapel Street was renamed from Chapel Road to chapel Street in the 1840' s after the costruction of the independent chapel on its eastern side and chapel street was formed -
Land Sale On Chapel
Chapel Street begun to have land sales thorught the 1840's and 50's and soon more shops and dwelligns were built along Chapel street and the street was levelled, surfaced and partially drained. -
Chapel Street Changes
During the 19th century many changes came to chapel street for example the general store dissapeared and more speaclist stores appeared around the like liquor stores and buthers and confectionary stores. Many clothing businesses came in aswell like dressmakers and tailors also furniture shops. Parhran also during this period gained alot of watch makers jewllers and clockmakers. -
Transport on Chapel
By the 1860's chapel street had its own defined footpaths using red gum planks along the road line and an iron bridge was built to replace the ferry that across the yarra rive. And a regualar horse drawn omnibus carried passengers into the city of melbourne via torak road near chapel street. -
Expansion Of Chapel Street
Rapid Subdivision followed in the 1860's as more activty occured on Chapel Street places like the Parahan town hall court house and mechanics insitiute where erected. Local businesses where moving in and creating more jobs. So places like the parahan market and Parahan was developed. -
Chapel Street Becomes town
Chapel Street was gazzeted as a town in 1870 -
Chapel Street City of Parahan
Chapel Street and Parhan becmae parahan city became a city in 1879. -
Tram Service
A tram service was established in chapel street to provide better transport along it. -
Chapel Street in the 20th century
By the beginning of the 20th century on chapel street the successful businesses had built larger premises and where expanding and 2 to three story buildings were being built all along chapel street and can still be seen today. -
Electricity in transport
The first two decades of the 20th century saw the introduction of electrcity to both the trams of chapel street and also the train network aswell this allowed for easier access to the city. This also helped develope the surronding area. -
The Great Depression
Even thought the great depression affected lots of people Chapel streets market became relatively stable and managed to cope with these troubles and continued on -
World War 2
World war had a significant impact on Chapel in terms of shopping as people where given ration cards which only allowed them to buy certain items and food was in short supply and this got rid of friday afternoon shopping as there was blackout regualtions. -
1950 to present day
Chapel Street has continued to grow and develope and is one of melbourne most popular shopping strips and has contiued to expand while keeping its old heritage builidng and making way always for new stores and remains a centre point for shopping and restaurants