William St is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs roughly north-south from Flinders St to Victoria Street, and is located in the western half of the Hoddle Grid. 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. ... 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. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Notable landmarks in William Street include the Queen Victoria Market, the Flagstaff Gardens and Flagstaff railway station. Tram route 55 runs along William Street between Peel Street and Flinders Lane. A relief on the external [[fa�ade]] of the Queen Victoria Market building. ... Flagstaff Gardens is the oldest park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, first established in 1862. ... Flagstaff station Flagstaff is an underground railway station in the suburban train network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Tram route 55 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
Melbourne is typical of Australian capital cities in that it was built with the underlying notion of a "quarter acre home and garden" for every family, often referred to locally as the Australian Dream.
Melbourne's overwhelming dominance of the state of Victoria's population and economy means the Victorian state government is also effectively the city government of greater Melbourne.
A panorama of the Melbourne skyline from the Melbourne Docklands.