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ACDC Lane is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. It is a short, narrow laneway, running south from Flinders Lane between Exhibition Street and Russell Street in the central business district of Melbourne. Image File history File links ACDC_Lane. ... Image File history File links ACDC_Lane. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... The word lane has two meanings: A narrow road, usually lacking a shoulder or a median. ... Exhibition St, looking north from Bourke St Exhibition Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne. ... Russell Street is a north-south street in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. ... Schematic plan of Hoddles allotments for the village of Melbourne, March,1837 Each block was further subdivided into 20 allotments each 76 perches in area Map of central Melbourne Melbournes CBD. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...


The street was formerly called Corporation Lane, but was renamed on 1 October 2004 as a tribute to Australian rock band AC/DC. The Melbourne City Council's vote to rename the street was unanimous.[1] The trademark lightning bolt or slash ("/") used to separate the AC and the DC in the band's name contravened the naming policy of the Office of the Registrar of Geographic Names, so the punctutation was omitted on the street sign. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ...


Melbourne's Lord Mayor John So launched ACDC Lane with the words, "As the song says, there is a highway to hell, but this is a laneway to heaven. Let us rock." Bagpipers then played "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)." One month after the renaming, a lightning bolt was erected above and below the street sign.[2] Councillor Patrick (Pat) John Stannard, Lord Mayor of Oxford (2004). ... John Chun Sai So (蘇震西, pinyin: Sū Zhènxī) (born 20 October 1946 in Shunde, China) is the Lord Mayor of Melbourne City Council, capital of Victoria, Australia. ... A piper playing the Great Highland Bagpipe. ... Its A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock n Roll) is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the first track of their Australian album T.N.T., released in December 1975 (see 1975 in music), and was written by Angus Young...


The lane contains a rock 'n' roll nightclub called the Cherry Bar. The Cherry Bar is a Melbourne city bar founded in 2000 by former Cosmic Psychos drummer Bill Walsh. ...


Reason for the name

Corporation Lane was chosen for renaming in part because the band filmed the music video for "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" on Melbourne's Swanston Street. ACDC Lane is near Swanston Street. Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ...


Other factors given include: AC/DC's status as cultural ambassadors for Australia, the band's ties to Melbourne, and the lane's position in the city's bar district.[3]


See also

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References

  1. ^ The Age Newspaper September 10th 2004
  2. ^ The Age Newspaper February 15th 2005
  3. ^ The Age Newspaper July 8th 2004
Streets of Melbourne's Hoddle Grid
Latitudinal Streets
West to east: Spencer • King • William • Market • Queen • Elizabeth • Swanston • Russell • Exhibition • Spring
Longitudinal Streets
South to north: Flinders • Flinders Lane • Collins • Little Collins • Bourke • Little Bourke • Lonsdale • Little Lonsdale • La Trobe
Significant Lanes
ACDC Lane • Bank Place • Bligh Place • Block Place • Causeway Lane • Centre Place • Degraves Street • Hardware Lane • Manchester Lane • McKillop Street • Punch Lane
Significant Arcades
Block Arcade • Campbell Arcade • Cathedral Arcade • Centreway Arcade • Howey Place • Melbourne GPO • Port Philip Arcade 

• Royal Arcade Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Melbourne CBD Trees surrounded by buildings - King St. ... Spencer Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... King Street is a main street in the Melbourne central business district. ... William St, facing north from Flinders St William St is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Market Street, facing north from Flinders Street Market Street is one of the north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. ... Queen Street is a street in the Melbourne central business district. ... Elizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. ... Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ... Russell Street is a north-south street in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. ... Exhibition St, looking north from Bourke St Exhibition Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne. ... Spring Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Flinders Street is a notable street in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Flinders Lane between Queen and Elizabeth Streets Majorca House Flinders Lane is a minor street in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Collins Street, looking West from the Collins Street / Swanston Street Super Stop Collins Street, looking East from Swanston Street The bottom end of Collins Street, in between William and King Street Collins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west. ... Little Collins Street is a minor street in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Bourke Street Mall The newly redeveloped Bourke Street Mall East Bourke Street Mall during redevelopment Bourke Street is a major street in the central business district(CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Little Bourke Street is a street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... La Trobe Street (also LaTrobe) is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Bank Place looking north toward Little Collins Street toward Normanby Chambers Mitre Tavern and Mitre Lane Savage Club building, Melbourne Bank Place is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Bligh Place, looking South from the Deanery through to the University Arcade Bligh Place is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Block Place looking south from Little Collins Block Place is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Causeway Lane, looking north from Little Collins, with the former Union Bank on the left Causeway Lane (also known as The Causeway) is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Centre Place is a laneway and arcade in the Melbourne CBD, Australia. ... Degraves laneway Degraves Street is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Hardware Lane Hardware Lane is a small lane in the Melbourne CBD, Australia. ... McKillop Street looking north from Little Collins McKillop Street is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. ... View of Block Arcade looking south toward Collins Street. ... Howey Place looking south from Little Collins Howey Place, formerly known as Coles Walk is a shopping arcade in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Former Melbourne General Post Office Inside the sorting hall after conversion into upmarket shopping arcade The Melbourne General Post Office or GPO, is a landmark building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Bourke Street in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. The foundation stone was... View of Royal Arcade looking south toward Little Collins Street. ...

AC/DC
Brian Johnson • Angus Young • Malcolm Young • Cliff Williams • Phil Rudd
Bon Scott • Dave Evans • Mark Evans • Chris Slade • Simon Wright
Albums and videos
Studio albums: High Voltage (Aus.) • T.N.T. • Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.) • High Voltage (int.) • Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (int.) • Let There Be Rock (Aus.) • Let There Be Rock (int.) • Powerage • Highway To Hell • Back in Black • For Those About to Rock We Salute You • Flick of the Switch • '74 Jailbreak • Fly on the Wall • Who Made Who • Blow Up Your Video • The Razors Edge • Ballbreaker • Bonfire • Volts • Stiff Upper Lip
Live albums: If You Want Blood • Live • Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition • Live from the Atlantic Studios • Let There Be Rock: The Movie
Films and videos: AC/DC: Let There Be Rock • Fly on the Wall • Who Made Who • AC/DC • Clipped • Live At Donington • For Those About To Rock • No Bull • Stiff Upper Lip Live • Live '77 • Toronto Rocks • Family Jewels
Production
Harry Vanda • George Young • Robert John "Mutt" Lange • Bruce Fairbairn • Rick Rubin
Related articles
Past members of AC/DC • ACDC Lane • AC/DC remasters • List of rare AC/DC songs • List of tributes to AC/DC in popular culture
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