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Encyclopedia > Victoria Street, Melbourne

Victoria Street is one of the major throughfares of inner Melbourne. Running east to west, Victoria Street touches the Hoddle Grid at the intersection of La Trobe Street and Spring Street, opposite the Carlton Gardens. It runs from its terminus at the intersection of Munster Terrace in North Melbourne until it reaches the Yarra River. The road continues after crossing the river, now called Barkers Road, until it terminates at Burke Road. Technically, it is named Victoria Parade between its intersections with Spring Street and Hoddle Street, where it becomes a divided road with a reservation down the middle. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... La Trobe Street (also LaTrobe) is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Spring Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Carlton Gardens south The Carlton Gardens is a World Heritage Site located on the northeastern edge of the Central Business District in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... North Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... 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), originally called Birrarung by the Wurundjeri people who occupied the Yarra valley prior to European settlement. ... Burke Road is a major north-south throughfare in Melbourne, Australia. ... Hoddle Street is a busy arterial road in inner-eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...


It forms a part of the borders of several inner Melbourne suburbs, including West Melbourne, North Melbourne, Melbourne, Carlton, East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Richmond and Abbotsford. In addition to the Carlton Gardens, several other Melbourne landmarks are located on Victoria Street, including RMIT University, the Royal Exhibition Building, St Vincent's Hospital, Queen Victoria Market and the Melbourne Trades Hall. West Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... North Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Carlton is an inner north-east suburb of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... East Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Fitzroy is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Collingwood is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Richmond is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Postcode: 3067 Melway Maps 2C, 2D, 2G, 2H, 44 Local Government: City of Yarra State electorate: Richmond Federal electorate: Melbourne Abbotsford is a small inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. ... RMIT University   RMIT Building 1 The RMIT University (previously Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), is a university in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Royal Exhibition Building, viewed from the west The Royal Exhbition Building, showing the fountain on the southern or Carlton Gardens side of the building The Royal Exhibition Building is located in Melbourne, Australia. ... St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne is owned and operated by the Sisters of Charity. ... A relief on the external [[fa�ade]] of the Queen Victoria Market building. ... Melbourne Trades Hall entrance on Lygon Street Melbourne Trades Hall is a Trades Hall building located in the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and home to the Victorian Trades Hall Council. ...


Victoria Street is well served by public transport, with several tram routes running along portions of its length, including the 24, 42, 57 and 109 routes. In addition, its western end is located nearby North Melbourne railway station, and North Richmond railway station near its intersection with Hoddle Street. Skytrain Bangkok. ... A C class tram The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, has one of the worlds most extensive networks of tramways. ... Tram route 24 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 42 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram Z3. ... Tram route 109 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ...


The Richmond/Abbotsford stretch of Victoria Street is also one Melbourne's better known restaurant strips, hosting many Vietnamese restaurants and grocery stores. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A shop that sells food, either a Supermarket or a much smaller place. ...


Other Victoria Streets

Victoria street was named during the reign of Queen Victoria, who at that time was also the ruler of Australia. Due to a mixture of her popularity and a certain patriotism about their state, many developers and local councillors named streets in their localities Victoria Street. Nearly all of Melbourne's oldest suburbs contain a Victoria Street, most of them dating from this era. Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ...


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Collins Street, Melbourne (94 words)
Region: Australia > Victoria > Melbourne > North of Yarra River
In Collins Street - Melbourne's best known street - there are many elegant old buildings.
Among them, at the east end of the street, is the Melbourne Club, founded in 1839: the oldest institution in Victoria.
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