▁tr ams ▁were ▁also ▁real igned . ▁The ▁tram line ▁was ▁lower ed ▁to ▁half way ▁between ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁levels ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁j unction , ▁with ▁tr ams ▁then ▁able ▁to ▁re asc end ▁and ▁continue ▁down ▁St ▁K ilda ▁Road ▁or ▁turn ▁into ▁Fitz roy ▁Street , ▁or ▁descend ▁further ▁and ▁turn ▁into ▁Queens ▁Way . ▁Over all , ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁j unction ▁expanded , ▁taking ▁in ▁the ▁points ▁of ▁intersection ▁of ▁all ▁original ▁streets , ▁the ▁j unction ▁now ▁en comp ass es ▁twelve ▁streets . ▁The ▁tram ▁line ▁once ▁di vert ed ▁around ▁the ▁old ▁J unction ▁Hotel , ▁a ▁grand ▁C off ee ▁Palace , ▁which ▁remained ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁eventually ▁demol ished , ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁median ▁strip . ▁The ▁bridge ▁designs ▁for ▁that ▁work ▁were ▁undert aken ▁by ▁Melbourne ▁engineer ▁Bruce ▁Day . ▁ ▁St ▁K ilda ▁J unction ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁Melbourne ' s ▁well - lo ved ▁sub urban ▁football / cr icket ▁o val s , ▁the ▁St ▁K ilda ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound , ▁which ▁is ▁generally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁J unction ▁O val . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁park land ▁surrounding ▁the ▁J unction ▁O val ▁was ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Queens ▁Road ▁real ignment , ▁but ▁the ▁original ▁o val ▁and ▁the ▁historic ▁Ab original ▁Cor rob ore e ▁tree ▁remained ▁int act . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁move ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁return