A cursory survey of newspaper articles suggests that the Junction was a dangerous place with many accidents and fatalities reported.1 Traffic management issues continued to be associated with the Junction into the 1950s as road traffic, trams and pedestrians continued to compete for use of the Junction. However, in 1950 the State Government indicated any major reshaping of St Kilda Junction was a long way off, the targeted shops and houses were considered too valuable at the time for demolition and the need to deal with the pressures of housing and urban slums was seen as a higher priority.2