There are over 100 bars in the centre of Melbourne according to the city council. There are also more than 50 pubs. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, there were well over 1,000 pubs in the CBD. The popular Queen Victoria Market, opened in 1878, was once a cemetery. There are still roughly 9,000 people buried under the sheds andcar park of the market. Every time work is carried out, the bones are disturbed.