A residential subdivision south of the railway line, containing the current shopping centre, was put up for sale in 1887.

The Surrey Hills golf club (1892-1907) utilized the ground on the north side of the railway line until residences appeared in any number.

Houses between tram and railway lines are distinguished by Edwardian, English Domestic Revival, and Arts and Crafts styles.

[4] Mont Albert was an upper middle-class neighbourhood, and its strong brick three-story elementary school (1917) boasts many outstanding students, including MPs, scholars, and a university vice-chancellor.

This starts and ends at the Mont Albert single storey railway station, constructed in 1911, and head east along Churchill Street.

It starts near Koonung Secondary College (a local State School in Mont Albert North) and passes through several small parks and picnic grounds.