Everything about Elizabeth Street Melbourne totally explained
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. The origin of its name is uncertain, but the most likely explanation is that it was named for the wife of
Governor Bourke (for whom
Bourke Street is named).
Geography
From the south, the street runs from
Flinders Street Station past the western end of the
Bourke Street Mall, with the
Queen Victoria Market to the west at the northern end of the CBD. The street terminates in a large, complex
roundabout at the northern end, which connects to Peel Street to the south-west,
Flemington Road to the north-west, Royal Parade, the beginning of the
Hume Highway, the main route to
Sydney to the north, and Grattan Street to the East. This complex, high-traffic roundabout is further complicated by the
trams travelling through it on several different routes.
Elizabeth Street is the lowest point in the Melbourne central business district, with land rising both to the east and west, and more gradually to the north. It has been the site of numerous floods in Melbourne's history. The Elizabeth Street drain runs from Carlton in the north to the
Yarra River in the south, carrying stormwater from the inner northern suburbs and city centre. This drain is a significant source of pollutants entering the lower Yarra.
Transport
As well as Flinders Street station at the southern end, there's a train station on the City Loop at the Melbourne Central shopping centre (the entrance is near the corner of Latrobe and Elizabeth), and regular
route 19 trams to
Coburg North,
route 59 trams to
Airport West and
route 57 trams to
West Maribyrnong.
Commerce
As might be expected, there are a large number of retail shops on Elizabeth Street. As well as the
Melbourne Central shopping centre, Elizabeth Street is home to a number of
photography retailers such as the iconic Michael's Camera Video Digital which was built in 1916, and a considerable number of
motorcycle dealers. The street has been the home of motorcycle retailing in inner Melbourne since 1903, the longest-existing such area in the world.
St Francis Church
The
St Francis Church, which is a
Catholic church is situated at the corner of Elizabeth and Lonsdale streets. It is listed on the
Victorian Heritage Register.
Gallery
Image:Melbourne general post office.jpg|Former Melbourne GPO, now shopping centre (corner of Elizabeth Street) designed by A.E Johnson and built in 2 stages from 1859 - 1907.
Image:Heritage facades between Flinders Lane and Collins Street on Elizabeth Street Melbourne.jpg|Heritage facades between Flinders Lane and Collins Street
Image:City of melbourne buildings elizabeth street.jpg|City of Melbourne Buildings (corner of Little Collins) built 1888 to the design of Ellerker And Kilburn.
Image:London_stores_elizabeth_street_melbourne.jpg|London Stores. (Corner of Bourke Street). Built 1922 to the designs of Harry Tompkins.
Image:Little Collins Street and Elizabeth Street Intersection.jpg|Little Collins Street and Elizabeth Street Intersection
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