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Flinders Street is a notable street in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Running roughly parallel to the Yarra River, Flinders Street forms the southern edge of the Hoddle Grid. It is exactly one mile (1609.344 m) in length and one and half chains (30.1752 m) in width. It is named for the explorer Matthew Flinders, who was (erroneously) credited with discovering Port Phillip Bay at the time of its naming. It extends eastwards as far as Spring Street and the Treasury Gardens, and westwards past Batman's Hill to the Melbourne Docklands. As the closest street to the river, Flinders Street serviced Melbourne's original river port. Customs House, now the site for Victoria's Immigration Museum, is situated on Flinders Street. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 605 KB) Author: Rhys McCaig (Digital Camera) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 605 KB) Author: Rhys McCaig (Digital Camera) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... 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. ... A city-centre street in Frankfurt, Germany A residential street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA A street is a public thoroughfare in the built environment. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded. ... Melbourne CBD Trees surrounded by buildings - King St. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... As a unit of measurement within the Imperial system, the chain (surveyors chain, Gunters chain) is defined as 22 yards, 66 feet, or four rods. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Captain Matthew Flinders. ... Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ... Spring Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Treasury Gardens consist of 58,000 square metres on the south-eastern side of the Melbourne Central Business District, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ...

The street is home to Flinders Street Station, the central station in Melbourne's suburban rail network. Tram routes 48, 70 and 75, as well as the City Circle route, run along Flinders Street. Download high resolution version (1115x885, 197 KB)Intersection of Swanston Street (running left-right) and Flinders Street (running diagonally top-bottom), Melbourne, 1927. ... Download high resolution version (1115x885, 197 KB)Intersection of Swanston Street (running left-right) and Flinders Street (running diagonally top-bottom), Melbourne, 1927. ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to the third largest tram network in the world, consisting of 245 kilometres of track, 500 trams, and 1770 tram stops. ... Tram route 48 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 70 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... View of Tram Stop 74 - Stanley Road Tram route 75 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The City Circle is a tram loop running around the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Other landmarks on Flinders Street include Federation Square, St Paul's Cathedral, Young and Jacksons, the Melbourne Aquarium and Batman Park, which adjoins the Yarra River. It was once home to the Melbourne Fish Market, an ornate building constructed in 1890, covering 23,000 square metres, and of similar design to Flinders Street Station. The market was demolished between 1958 and 1960. Inside the Atrium Federation Square (or Fed Square) is the new public heart of the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne, is the metropolitical and cathedral church of the Anglican diocese of Melbourne, Victoria. ... Young and Jacksons is a famous pub in Melbourne, Australia, at the corner of Flinders street and Swanston street. ... The Melbourne Aquarium is an aquarium in central Melbourne, founded in 1999. ...

In 1961 an overpass was built over the intersection with King Street. This led to a decline in property value in the western end of Flinders Street, a trend which has continued to the present day. Halfway through 2005, the State Government finally implemented a plan to demolish the overpass, which was completed at the end of the year. King Street is a major road in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, and the heart of Old Town Alexandria. ...

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Categories: Articles lacking sources from January 2007 | All articles lacking sources | Streets in Melbourne Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) 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 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. ... The street sign for ACDC Lane in Melbourne ACDC Lane is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. ... 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. ...

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