The fire raged for some time before the crews managed to contain it, thankfully the damage wasn't too bad, besides the pool hall out front, and the hotel was still operational. Mind the fright the tenants at the time has. This photo is taken from the Train Station, looking towards the back of the Hotel.
The Southern Aurora continues operation until around 1991. In May 1993, the Hotel was demolished as stage 1 of works to redesign the station, with the new Train Station building being opened in 1995. The site if the Hotel was turned into a carpark, which still remains presently. At some point during the late 1990s, the pedestrian subway was filled in.
Do you remember the fire?
It is possible it was the Dandenong House fire, which was located in front of the Hotel facing Foster Street, it was gutted by fire in 1977/78.
Photos courtesy of the Geoff Cargeeg Collection
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