Market Street, Melbourne

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Market Street, facing north from Flinders Street

The former Port Authority Building in the Interwar Beaux Arts style. Now mixed use and apartments.

Market Street is one of the north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837.

Market Street is the only major deviation to the Hoddle Grid, in that it only runs between Flinders Street and Collins Street, such that its vista is terminated by the art-deco Temple Court building on Collins Street.

South of Flinders Street, the roadway continues across the Yarra River via Queens Bridge.

The street was named after the Western Market, Melbourne's first official fresh food and vegetable market, which operated on the site now occupied by the AXA (formerly National Mutual) office building, on the block occupied by Collins, Market and William Streets, and Flinders Lane.

Tram route 55 runs along Market Street between Flinders Lane and Flinders Street.

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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
ACDC Lane • Bank Place • Bligh Place • Block Place • Causeway Lane • Centre Place • Degraves Street • Hardware Lane • Manchester Lane • McKillop Street • Punch Lane
Significant Arcades
Block Arcade • Campbell Arcade • Cathedral Arcade • Centreway Arcade • Howey Place • Melbourne GPO • Port Philip Arcade • Royal Arcade

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