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Little Bourke Street in the Melbourne central business district runs roughly east–west within the Hoddle Grid. It is a one-way street heading in a westward direction. The street intersects with Spencer Street at its western end and Spring Street at its eastern end. [1] Melbourne's Chinatown, which extends between the corners of Swanston and ...
The unusual dimensions of the allotments and the incorporation of narrow 'little' streets were the result of compromise between Hoddle's desire to employ the regulations established in 1829 by previous NSW Governor Ralph Darling, requiring square blocks and wide streets, and Bourke's desire for rear access ways (now the 'little' streets). [2]
Amphlett Lane is a lane off Little Bourke Street.It was renamed in honour of Chrissy Amphlett in 2014. [7] Christina Joy Amphlett (/æmflət/; 25 October 1959 – 21 April 2013) was an Australian singer, songwriter and actress who was the frontwoman of the Australian rock band Divinyls.
Bourke Street runs roughly from east to west and bisects the city centre along its long axis. [3] Bourke Street runs parallel between Little Collins Street to the south and Little Bourke Street to the north. There are two primary stretches of Bourke Street, split by Southern Cross station: the historic city centre and the modern Docklands precinct.
The central business district is centred on the Hoddle Grid, the oldest part of the city laid out in 1837. 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]
Lonsdale Street is a main street and thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Australia. It runs roughly east–west and was laid out in 1837 as one of Melbourne's original boundaries within the Hoddle Grid. The street extends from Spring Street in the east to Spencer Street in the west.
View south down the arcade Bourke Street Mall facade. The Royal Arcade is a historic shopping arcade in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [1] Opened in 1870, [2] it connects Bourke Street Mall to Little Collins Street, with a side offshoot to Elizabeth Street.
Hardware Lane. From 1857, the lane was known as Wrights Lane. In 1927 it was renamed Hardware Lane after Hardware House. [2] The lane is on land formerly occupied by Kirk's Horse Bazaar, a horse and livery trading centre built in 1840 by James Bowie Kirk, [1] and the first home of Melbourne's Tattersall's Club, [4] where wagers with the big bookmakers were settled.