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Russell Street is a main street and thoroughfare in the
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. It runs roughly north-south and was laid out as a core feature of the Hoddle Grid in 1837. Russell Street is named after John Russell, British
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in Lord Melbourne's cabinet. Russell himself was also a future
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Geography

Russell Street runs roughly north-south and is located one block east of the city's central thoroughfare of
Swanston Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is one of the main streets of the Melbourne central business district and was laid out in 1837 as part of the original Hoddle Grid. The street vertical ...
. At its southern end, the street intersects with Flinders Street and
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, while at its northern end it becomes Lygon Street, the main street of Melbourne's Little Italy.


Notable buildings

Russell Street is lined with established trees and is the home of numerous public amenities and buildings. Noteworthy structures include: * QV Village *
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* Grand Hyatt Hotel The street is also home to many buildings featured on the
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, including: * Old Melbourne Gaol (1845) * Duke of Wellington Hotel (1850) *
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(1854) * Scots' Church (1874) * Eight Hour Day Monument, commemorating Melbourne's labor movement to adopt the 8 hour working day (1903) * City Watch House (1909) *
Former Melbourne Magistrates' Court The Former Melbourne Magistrates' Court was the original home of Melbourne's City Court and District Court, as well as their emergency court. The French Romanesque building is located on the corner of La Trobe and Russell streets in the Melbou ...
(1914) *
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(1927) * Former Russell Street Police Headquarters (1943) * Former Russell Street Telephone Exchange & Post Office (1954) * Total House (1965) * Several Underground Public conveniences


Russell Street Bombing

On 27 March 1986, a car bomb was detonated on Russell Street near the Police Headquarters. Constable Angela Taylor died and 21 others were injured in what was described as a ‘revenge attack' on Melbourne police, perpetrated by Stanley Taylor and Craig Minogue.


Transport

Russell street is partly serviced by Kinetic Melbourne bus routes 200 and 207. Whilst the street does not have tram lines or train stations located on it, it is easily reached by public transport via
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, Flinders Street and Melbourne Central stations. It also intersects with several streets which are serviced by Melbourne tramlines, including Victoria Street, La Trobe Street,
Bourke Street Bourke Street is one of the main streets in the Melbourne central business district and a core feature of the Hoddle Grid. It was traditionally the entertainment hub of inner-city Melbourne, and is now also a popular tourist destination and ...
, Collins Street and Flinders Street.


See also


References

{{Reflist Streets in Melbourne City Centre