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Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia, which has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney.

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Martin Place by decade

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Streets and landmarks in Martin Place

A sample across the years

Cleaning the Wharves from Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900, Vol. II - under the supervision of Mr George McCredie, F.I.A., N.S.W. photographed by John Degotardi1900Batson's Lane, off Sussex-street from Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900, Vol. I - under the supervision of Mr George McCredie, F.I.A., N.S.W. photographed by John1900Lane at side of 72 Sussex-street from Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900, Vol. I - under the supervision of Mr George McCredie, F.I.A., N.S.W. photographed by John1900Martin Place from The Powerhouse Museum Collection, c. 1900c. 1900George Street from near Martin Place then Moore Street, c. 1910c. 1910Government Savings Bank of New South Wales (later the Commonwealth Bank), Martin Place, Sydney, 1926 - 1927, 1926–271926–27ANZAC Day parade 19301930'Flower Sellers at Martin Place' RAHS-Osborne Collection, 19301930A215018h, 19331933Excavations for Martin Place extension to Elizabeth Street, 19341934Sydney stops for "One minute's silence", the Cenotaph, Martin Place at 11 am 11 Nov 1934 - photograph by Ted Hood1934Crowds at Dawn Service in Martin Place c. 1935 by Sam Hoodc. 1935Martin Place, Sydney, 19361936National Mutual and old Rural Bank Building Martin Place, 19361936Rural Bank facade Martin Place, 19361936Monkey on stilts for National Road Safety Week procession, Martin Place, Sydney, 1936 - Hood1936Arrival of Governor by Orford ie Anzac Day 19371937Coronation Martin Place, 19371937Martin Place - 20 January 19371937Armistice Day service at Cenotaph Martin Place, 193819382nd AIF marching through Martin Place passing the Cenotaph, 19401940Win the War Week last day, 19401940Martin Place, Sydney, c. 1950c. 1950Last day of trams, covered in graffiti, Rural Bank tram stop, corner Martin Place and Elizabeth Street, Sydney, 25 February 1961 - unknown photographer1961

101 historic photos of Martin Place, Sydney, taken between 1900 and 1972. They span 8 decades, with the most from the 1930s (60). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.