Pubs · Melbourne City and Inner

Imperial Hotel

4 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

The site now known as the Imperial Hotel has an unconventional and colourful history. Originally known as Nobel’s Circus in 1852, the building housed equestrian shows, promenade concerts and lively dances. It was renamed in 1856 Salle de Valentino becoming a permanent theatre site. In 1858 the Levi brothers re-modeled the ground floor into a retail site incorporating the building into a shopping strip. It wasn’t until 1863 that the building became known as Richardson’s Imperial Hotel, and receiv — Photo by Rexness, CC BY SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Region: Melbourne City and Inner
Local government area: Melbourne City Council
Gaming: No figure published for this venue.

Map showing the location of Imperial Hotel in Melbourne — Directions on Google Maps

-37.81120, 144.97268 — geocode as published in the register.