Queen Street, Melbourne

Queen Street

Victoria
Queen Street circa 1890
Map
Queen Street, Melbourne is located in Melbourne
Queen Street
Queen Street
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Opened1837
Major junctions
North end Lily Street
North Melbourne, Melbourne
 
South end Flinders Street
Melbourne CBD
Location(s)
Suburb(s)North Melbourne, Melbourne CBD
A classic underground toilet on Queen Street
South-west corner of the intersection of Collins and Queen Street, Melbourne

Queen Street is a street in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The street forms part of the original Hoddle Grid and was laid out in 1837.[1] It runs roughly north-south and is primarily a commercial and financial thoroughfare of the central business district.

Queen Street is named for Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.[2]

Geography

The northern end of Queen Street intersects with Victoria Street, while its southern end intersects with Flinders Street. Queen Street bisects the Queen Victoria Market into the dry section and wet section.[3]

Notable buildings

As part of the traditional financial district of Melbourne, Queen Street is home to many buildings listed on Victorian Heritage Register and/or classified by the National Trust of Australia. These include:

There are also many notable high-rise office buildings along Queen Street, including:

Architecture

Further information: Architecture of Melbourne
  • The Oriental Bank, pictured here in the 1870s, was located on the south-west corner of Queen Street and Flinders Lane, circa 1870s. The bank went out of business in around 1884 and was demolished shortly afterwards.
    The Oriental Bank, pictured here in the 1870s, was located on the south-west corner of Queen Street and Flinders Lane, circa 1870s. The bank went out of business in around 1884 and was demolished shortly afterwards.
  • Former Records Office
    Former Records Office
  • A. C. Goode House
    A. C. Goode House
  • Lombard Building
    Lombard Building
  • Melbourne Safe Deposit Building
    Melbourne Safe Deposit Building

Queen Street massacre

Main article: Queen Street massacre

On 8 December 1987 a gunman killed eight people and injured five others at the Australia Post offices at 191 Queen Street. The gunman Frank Vitkovic eventually fell from a building window taking the death toll to nine.[4]

A memorial window for the victims is located at the General Post Office on Elizabeth and Bourke Streets.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Melbourne city grid | Ergo". ergo.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Melbourne's Streets & Lanes" (PDF). Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ "About - Queen Victoria Market". Queen Victoria Market. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Melbourne remembers Queen St massacre". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  5. ^ Design, UBC Web. "Australian Post and Telecom Credit Union Victims Memorial | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

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