 In the 1970s and '80s, the site was an iconic Melbourne attraction, and was well-known to most Melburnians; however, in the early 1990s the site fell into disrepair, and the building began to look aged and dilapidated.What had previously been a large tourist attraction quickly slipped from the minds of Melburnians.This culminated with the site being shut down completely in 1997.