Little Collins Street is a minor
street
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in the
central business district
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(CBD) of
Melbourne, Victoria
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, Australia.
The street runs parallel to and to the north of
Collins Street and as a narrow one way lane takes on the name of the wider main street.
The street has many boutique shops, bars and hotels in lanes at the 'Paris End' and offices towards the
Docklands end.
Howey Place
Howey Place, formerly known as "Cole's Walk" is a shopping arcade in Melbourne, Victoria. It is a short, narrow covered laneway, running south from Little Collins Street between Swanston Street and Elizabeth Street in the central business dis ...
,
Royal Arcade and The Causeway are notable
arcades.
Geography
Little Collins Street runs roughly from east to west and it bisects the CBD (known as the
Hoddle Grid) along its long axis. Little Collins Street runs between the
parallel
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Collins Street and
Bourke Street streets.
The street has some notable buildings, including the CH2 (
Council House 2
Council House 2 (also known as CH2), is an office building located at 240 Little Collins Street in the Melbourne central business district, Australia. It is used by the City of Melbourne council, and in April 2005, became the first purpose-built ...
- the world's first Six star rating environmentally friendly building), Victoria Hotel, City of Melbourne buildings and
ANZ
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* Anz (musician), a British DJ and electronic musician
Banks
* ANZ (bank), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, the fourth-largest bank in Australia
** ANZ Bank New Zealand, the largest bank in New Zealand
** ...
World Headquarters. On the corner of Little Collins Street and
King Street is the city's first and only school,
Melbourne City School
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, housed in a three-story bluestone heritage building.
At the western end is
Bank Place, a significant old lane which provides pedestrian access to Collins Street between
Queen Street and
William Street. The block between
Queen Street and
William Street has a large number of weekday cafes.
The section between
Swanston Street and
Elizabeth Street adjoins several lanes and arcades, with an extensive array of shops and cafes.
Shopping
The section between Exhibition Street and Elizabeth Street has many Australian fashion boutiques, primarily focusing on men's fashion, such as Joe Black the Tailor, Sarti Tailor, Chiodo, Scanlan & Theodore, Calibre, Saba, Roy Christou, Déclic, Satch and Assin.
International designers
Kenzo, Maje, Sandro Paris and
Escada[ ] have flagship stores on Little Collins Street. Also located within this precinct are established and well known cafes and restaurants such as Il Baccaro, and the new store allmerch, a division of Bentick and Murphy inc.
See also
References
External links
A Little Collins goes a long way - Article from The Age
{{Melbourne CBD Streets
Streets in Melbourne City Centre
Shopping districts and streets in Australia