McCrae Street, Dandenong, 1980s.

Looking from near Walker Street up towards the Clow Street intersection.

Lonsdale Street/Prices Hwy is in the distance.

Photo credit goes to John Blackhall.

This section of McCrae Street, as the new Palm Plaza pedestrian mall we all know now, was opened as such in April 1991, having previously been a fully functioning street as seen here.

Palm Plaza was opened with a three-day festival of entertainment such as country-and-western, rock-and-roll and square dancing at The Hub, furry celebrities like Humphrey B Bear and Fat Cat, and three days of Scrabble competitions on a giant Scrabble board.

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