Little Collins Street is a minor

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in the

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. 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 di ...

, 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 The Hoddle Grid is the contemporary name given to the approximately grid of streets that form the Melbourne central business district, Australia. Bounded by Flinders Street, Spring Street, La Trobe Street, and Spencer Street, it lies at a ...

) along its long axis. Little Collins Street runs between the

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Collins Street and

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 tr ...

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

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World Headquarters. On the corner of Little Collins Street and King Street is the city's first and only school,

Melbourne City School Melbourne City School was an independent, co-educational Prep to Year 9 school located in the Melbourne Central Business District on King Street. Melbourne City School was founded in 2010 as an initiative of Eltham College, but closed at the en ...

, housed in a three-story bluestone heritage building. At the western end is

Bank Place Bank Place is a street in the Melbourne central business district, Australia. It is a laneway running roughly north-south between Collins Street and Little Collins Street. Located in the heart of the financial sector, Bank Place features many ...

, a significant old lane which provides pedestrian access to Collins Street between

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and

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streets. The block between Queen and William Streets has a large number of weekday cafes. The section between

Swanston Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. It was laid out in 1837 as part of the original Hoddle Grid. The street vertically bisects Melbourne's city centre and is famous as the wor ...

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

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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.

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

Geography

Shopping

See also

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