Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

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Lonsdale Street is located in the centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid, it runs roughly east-west. Lonsdale Street's eastern end intersects with Spring Street while its western end intersects with Spencer Street. It is home to multiple office buildings, courts, restaurants, stores, apartments, two churches and other buildings. It was named after William Lonsdale, the first administrator and magistrate in Melbourne.

Lonsdale Street crosses Swanston Street where the Queen Victoria Village project was completed recently. QV village is an integrated city block development comprising of residential units, retail outlets, and office blocks. Two shopping centres, Myer and Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, can also be found on Lonsdale Street.

At the corner of Lonsdale and Russell Street is Greek restaurant Stalactites, which is famous for being the celebration place of Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis during his 2006 Australian Open campaign.

The St Francis Church, which is situated on the intersection between Lonsdale and Elizabeth streets, is a Roman Catholic church listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Wesley Church, a Uniting Church, is located on the stretch of Lonsdale Street between Russell Street and Exhibition Street.

The intersection with William Street is Melbourne's legal precinct. The Supreme Court of Victoria, County Court and Melbourne Magistrates' Court are all nestled on this intersection.

Major bus routes run along Lonsdale Street with services down the Eastern Freeway out towards the Eastern suburbs.

Running parallel to Lonsdale Street is the historic Little Lonsdale Street.

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Supreme Court Offices	Art Deco offices on Lonsdale Street	Supreme Court of Victoria. Corner of Lonsdale and William Streets	St Francis Church. Corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets
Myer Melbourne main store	Wesley Church	County Court of Victoria	Three storey terrace houses in the CBD

[edit] External links

• A Streetscape in Lonsdale Street - Photos of now and then