List of demolished buildings and structures in Melbourne
Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia has been through many booms and busts, and like many Western cities, especially in the English speaking world, lost notable buildings from earlier eras in the great redevelopment boom of the post WW2 decades. Melbourne is notable in particular for the land-boom of the 1880s producing "some of the world's most majestic buildings" of the era, as well as many large houses and mansions in the suburbs, which were in turn amongst those that were lost as the city sought to reinvent itself as a modern metropolis.
Whelan the Wrecker was by far the most successful demolition company in the postwar period, and was responsible for almost all of these losses, but often saved items such as statuary for resale.
The list is dominated by large, elaborate, Victorian era commercial buildings lost in the postwar years, but notable buildings from other periods were also demolished at that time, and some have been lost in more recent decades. Some notable early Victoria era buildings that were lost as early as the 1880s boom are also included, as well as some notable postwar buildings that have also been demolished.
The list is arranged by building type, and date of construction.