Everything about Spencer Street Melbourne totally explained
Spencer Street is a major street in the central business district of
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia. It is named for
John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer,
Chancellor of the Exchequer under
Lord Melbourne, the
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Running roughly from north to south, Spencer Street forms the western edge of the
Hoddle Grid. To the south Spencer Street becomes Clarendon Street, and to the north, Dynon Road.
The street was once considered an unfashionable and unnattractive end of town, but with the construction of
Melbourne Docklands and
Southern Cross Station and demolition of some eyesores, such as the power station, the area is becoming more sought after for residents and construction of several high rise apartment buildings began in the late 1990s.
Important buildings on Spencer Street include
Southern Cross Station (formerly Spencer Street Station), the offices of
The Age newspaper, the former Mail Exchange, Grand Hotel (former Victorian Railways administration offices), the former Sir Charles Hotham Hotel and the
HM Melbourne Assessment Prison. For many years, Spencer Street was also the location of Melbourne's
General Post Office.
The street is also home to the 1890 era
Spencer Street Power Station which has been abandoned since 1982. The power station was
asbestos-ridden, with demolition beginning in 2006.
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