The Empress Hotel (formerly the Empress of India Hotel) is a
pub located at 714
Nicholson Street, in the inner
Melbourne suburb of
Fitzroy North. The Empress Hotel closed in December 2013, and reopened in its current form in early 2015.
History
The pub was opened in 1873 by John Bourke, and named in honour of
Queen Victoria, who had been proclaimed the Empress of India on 1 January 1877.
[ ] Until the late 20th century, it was frequented by employees of the nearby
North Fitzroy tram depot
North Fitzroy tram depot was a depot on the Melbourne tram network. Located on Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy, it opened in 1956 when the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board converted part of its North Fitzroy bus depot for tramway operation ...
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In the late 1980s, it became a live music venue, and played a part in the Melbourne
indie rock scene through the 90s and 2000s. In its last decade as a music venue, hotel management had to deal with noise complaints from residents who had moved nearby without realising it was a music venue. In February 2015 the venue reopened with a traditional bar, a dining area and an open air beer garden.
See also
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List of public houses in Australia
References
External links
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{{Pubs in Melbourne
Hotel buildings completed in 1873
Music venues in Melbourne
Pubs in Melbourne
1873 establishments in Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria
Buildings and structures in the City of Yarra