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Hosier Lane is a laneway in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located on the CBD's southern edge, it extends between Flinders Street and Flinders Lane, and opens opposite the Atrium at Federation Square. Since the late 1990s, Hosier Lane has become a popular tourist attraction due to its street art. [1]
The city's oldest laneways are a byproduct of Melbourne's original urban plan, the 1837 Hoddle Grid, and were designed as access routes to service properties fronting the CBD's major thoroughfares. [ 3 ] [ page needed ] By the 1850s gold rush , Melbourne had over one hundred lanes, some of which became associated with the city's criminal ...
The phrase 'CBD' or Central Business District appears in the 1960s, probably within the publication of the 'Borrie Report' in 1964, and the subsequent Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme, enacted in 1968. [10] CBD is still the most common phrase to refer to the central grid area of Melbourne.
Centre Place is a laneway and pedestrian precinct in Melbourne, Australia.It runs north from Flinders Lane to Collins Street, between Elizabeth Street and Swanston Street.. The laneway is famous for its vibrant bars, cafes, restaurants and boutiques.
Stencil Graffiti Capital: Melbourne. Mark Batty Publisher. ISBN 0-9762245-3-4. Dew, Christine (2007). Uncommissioned Art: The A-Z of Australian Graffiti. Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 978-0-522-85375-9. Stamer, Karl (2010). Kings Way: The Beginnings of Australian Graffiti: Melbourne 1983-1993. Melbourne University Publishing.
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The Melbourne central business district (colloquially known as "the City" or "the CBD", [4] and gazetted simply as Melbourne [5]) is the city centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As of the 2021 census , the CBD had a population of 54,941, and is located primarily within the local government area City of Melbourne , with some parts located ...
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