Dallas Brooks Hall
Dallas Brooks Hall was an Australian events venue in East Melbourne, Victoria. Built in 1969,[2] the building was named after the 19th Governor of Victoria, Dallas Brooks. It was designed by the architecture firm Godfrey and Spowers.[1] It was later[when?] renamed the "Dallas Brooks Centre".[3]
| Address | 300 Albert Street East Melbourne, Victoria Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°48′36″S 144°58′54″E / 37.8098951°S 144.9816961°E |
| Capacity | 2,300 [1] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Demolished | 2015 |
In 2015, Victorian state government approval was given to demolish the hall and build residential apartments in its place.[4] There was some controversy about the height of the apartment residential development built on the site.[5]
Events held at the venue edit
Music edit
Musicians who played at the Dallas Brooks Hall include: Tom Waits,[6] Dutch fusion band Focus supported by Sebastian Hardie, Rory Gallagher, Ravi Shankar, Talking Heads (first Australian tour), John Cale and Jonathan Richman, blues duo Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry, country outlaw Jerry Jeff Walker, country singer Crystal Gayle, McGuinn Clark and Hillman (formerly of the Byrds), Rosanne Cash with Lucinda Williams and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Politics edit
Malcolm Fraser started the Liberal Party of Australia's campaign for the 1975 Australian federal election with a speech at the Dallas Brooks Hall.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Victorian Heritage Database Report - Dallas Brooks Hall". Heritage Victoria. Government of Victoria. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Shtargot, Sasha (28 October 2005). "New storeys for the old masonry". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Dallas Brooks Centre to be demolished". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "State Government approves Dallas Brooks towers in support of city growth", Herald Sun, 5 March 2015.
- ^ Lucas, Clay (4 March 2015). "Planning Minister Richard Wynne makes first major approvals for Melbourne projects and suburbs and suburbs". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Courtis, Brian (15 October 1981). "Darkness and light from Waits". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Malcolm Fraser at the launch of the Liberal Party's election campaign at Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne, 1975". National Archives of Australia. Government of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2017.