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Victoria Street was reserved as a government road in 1839. The road was originally called Simpson's Road after a magistrate who constructed a small footpath and road in 1843. [7] The street was renamed Victoria Street in the 1850s in honour of Queen Victoria's popularity and her namesake colony. [7]
It also includes parts of the parallel and perpendicular streets to the north, bounded by Victoria Street and Peel Street; and extends south-east along much of the area immediately surrounding St Kilda Road. [6] The CBD is the core of Greater Melbourne's metropolitan area, and is a major financial centre in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Queen Street is a street in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The street forms part of the original Hoddle Grid and was laid out in 1837. [1] It runs roughly north-south and is primarily a commercial and financial thoroughfare of the central business district. Queen Street is named for Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. [2]
Brunswick Street was signed as Metropolitan Route 45 between Fitzroy and Fitzroy North, in 1989, continuing north along St Georges Road. [citation needed]The passing of the Road Management Act 2004 [5] granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: in 2004, VicRoads re-declared the road as Brunswick Street (Arterial #5114), from ...
A petite Prahran street leads you gently from the hustle of Chapel Street, into a warm village of boutique makers, retailers and artists. Once the epicentre of bohemian culture in Melbourne, Greville Street has kept its boho-chic aesthetic, while welcoming some of Australia's favourite retailers into its collective of independents.
Spring Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district, Australia. It runs roughly north-south and is the easternmost street in the original 1837 Hoddle Grid. [1] Spring Street is famous as the traditional seat of the Government of Victoria, as well as being
Spencer Street is a major street and thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The street was gazetted in 1837 as the westernmost boundary of the Hoddle Grid . Spencer Street is named for John Spencer , former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ]
Southern Cross station bisects Bourke Street at the city centre's west end and is a major transport hub for train and bus services throughout Victoria. The station also has shuttle buses to Melbourne and Avalon Airports. A pedestrian bridge at Southern Cross station provides access from Bourke Street to Docklands Stadium and Melbourne Docklands.