▁of ▁prime ▁real ▁estate ▁remained ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁huge ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁ground ▁for ▁years . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁finally ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Cit ib ank ▁office ▁tower , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁Gal eries ▁Victoria ▁ret ail ▁space . ▁The ▁main ▁Melbourne ▁store , ▁on ▁Bour ke ▁Street , ▁was ▁rem od elled ▁into ▁a ▁Village ▁Cin emas ▁complex , ▁which ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁W alt ons ▁store ▁in ▁Fort itude ▁Valley , ▁Br is b ane , ▁still ▁has ▁a ▁Brun sw ick ▁Street ▁Mall ▁store - front ▁with ▁" W alt ons " ▁sign age , ▁but ▁with ▁black ed - out ▁door ▁glass ▁since ▁the ▁store ▁closed ▁around ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁street ▁ent ran ces ▁or ▁ex its ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁level , ▁which ▁are ▁occupied ▁by ▁Asian ▁novel ty ▁product ▁stores , ▁still ▁have ▁the ▁word ▁" W al ton " ▁sc rew ed ▁into ▁the ▁wall , ▁with ▁the ▁S ▁possibly ▁having ▁been ▁removed ▁as ▁a ▁sou venir . ▁ ▁Store ▁locations ▁ ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁ ▁Can ber ra ▁City ▁( ac quired ▁from ▁Marcus ▁Clark ▁& ▁Co ) ▁ ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁ ▁Al bury ▁( occup ied ▁M ates ▁Building ) ▁ ▁Ar mid ale ▁( ac quired ▁from ▁Marcus ▁Clark ▁& ▁Co ) ▁ ▁A ub urn ▁( home war es ▁only ) ▁ ▁Bank st own ▁( open ed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 1 )