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Glenelg train , King William Street terminus, Adelaide through time

Adelaide 1890–1912 3 photos of this spot

3 photographs taken at the same spot in Adelaide, spanning 1890–1912 — 3 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A Glenelg line train stands at its King William Street terminus near the southern end of Victoria Square in Adelaide, in this photograph from around 1890, when horse-drawn and steam services connected the city center to its beachside suburb.

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Glenelg train at King William St terminus, near sth end of Victoria Square, ca 1890 (SLSA B-1128), Adelaide, 1890

Glenelg train at King William St terminus, near sth end of Victoria Square, ca 1890 (SLSA B-1128) 1890 A Glenelg line train stands at its King William Street terminus near the southern end of Victoria Square in Adelaide, in this photograph from around 1890, when horse-drawn and steam services connected the city center to its beachside suburb.

Glenelg train (smoking), King William Street terminus, Adelaide, (SLSA B-4397), Adelaide, 1899

Glenelg train (smoking), King William Street terminus, Adelaide, (SLSA B-4397) 1899 A steam-hauled train on the Glenelg line at its King William Street terminus in Adelaide, Australia, photographed around the turn of the twentieth century. The Glenelg railway, opened in 1873, was one of Adelaide's earliest suburban rail links, connecting the city center to the seaside suburb of Glenelg.

SAR Glenelg train in King William Street south, about 1912 (SLSA PRG-280-1-26-288), Adelaide, 1912

SAR Glenelg train in King William Street south, about 1912 (SLSA PRG-280-1-26-288) 1912 A South Australian Railways train bound for Glenelg travels south along King William Street in Adelaide, around 1912. The line connected the city center to the beachside suburb of Glenelg, one of Adelaide's earliest suburban rail routes.