Niagara Lane, Melbourne

Niagara lane looking south from Lonsdale street.

Niagara Lane is a small lane-way in the Melbourne CBD, Australia.

It runs roughly north-south between Lonsdale Street and Little Bourke Street. The lane is named after the Niagara buildings, early 20th century warehouses which feature their row of original pulley and hook stocking systems from horse and cart days.

The lane is lined by pre-war buildings, is cobbled in bluestone and is accessible to pedestrians and small vehicles. It has a southward vista dominated by the copper dome topped post modern tower 333 Collins Street and Eureka Tower.

On the western corner of Lonsdale Street is the Niagara Hotel. This facade of this 1870s hotel was modified and modernised in the 1920s.

Streets of Melbourne's Hoddle Grid

Latitudinal streets	West to East: Spencer King William Market Queen Elizabeth Swanston Russell Exhibition Spring

Longitudinal streets	South to North: Flinders Flinders Lane Collins Little Collins Bourke Little Bourke Lonsdale Little Lonsdale La Trobe

Significant lanes	Lanes of Melbourne ACDC Lane Bank Place Bligh Place Block Place Caledonian Lane Causeway Lane Centre Place Degraves Street Hardware Lane Niagara Lane Manchester Lane McKillop Street Punch Lane

Significant arcades	Arcades of Melbourne Block Arcade Campbell Arcade Cathedral Arcade Centreway Arcade Howey Place Melbourne GPO Port Phillip Arcade Royal Arcade

Coordinates: 37°48′47″S 144°57′41″E / 37.81306°S 144.96139°E / -37.81306; 144.96139

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