The recession of the 1990s was followed by innovation and new business activity in the Melbourne CBD. Small bars opened, laneways were activated, and inner-city living took off. We are seeing something similar happening now.
The recession of the 1990s was followed by innovation and new business activity in the Melbourne CBD. Small bars opened, laneways were activated, and inner-city living took off. We are seeing something similar happening now.
The trading of the CBD’s hotels goes on amid the boom in high-rise hotel developments, and the 96-room Hotel Sophia on the corner of King and Little Lonsdale streets is next.
The original building was formerly home to the Sisters of Charity and a boarding school, before becoming a preparatory school for boys in the 1920s. It was redeveloped as The Dava Lodge Hotel in the 1930s.
The original building was formerly home to the Sisters of Charity and a boarding school, before becoming a preparatory school for boys in the 1920s. It was redeveloped as The Dava Lodge Hotel in the 1930s.