Little Bourke Street
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Street in Melbourne, Victoria
Little Bourke Street | |
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| Little Bourke Street between Russell and Exhibition Streets | |
| Map | |
Little Bourke Street is located in Melbourne Little Bourke Street Little Bourke Street | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Spencer Street Melbourne CBD |
| East end | Spring Street Melbourne CBD |
| Location(s) | |
| LGA(s) | City of Melbourne |
| Suburb(s) | Melbourne CBD |
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Little Bourke Street in the Melbourne central business district runs roughly east–west within the Hoddle Grid. It is a one-way street heading in a westward direction. The street intersects with Spencer Street at its western end and Spring Street at its eastern end.[1] Melbourne's Chinatown, which extends between the corners of Swanston and Exhibition streets, is a major feature of the street.[2]
The street was once notorious for crime and prostitution, and in this capacity was used as a reference by Fergus Hume for his 1886 novel The Mystery of a Hansom Cab .
References
[edit ]- ^ "Melbourne CBD" (PDF). Green Map System. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Melbourne. Penguin. 21 September 2009. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-84836-939-9.
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