Gertrude Street
Gertrude Street Victoria | |
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Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Street |
Length | 850 m (0.5 mi)[1] |
Major junctions | |
West end | Nicholson Street Carlton, Melbourne |
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East end | Langridge Street Collingwood, Melbourne |
Location(s) | |
Major suburbs | Fitzroy |
Gertrude Street is a street in the inner northern suburb of Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia.
History
The Aboriginal Health Service opened on Gertrude Street in 1973, co-founded by
Gentrification of the area, which had started in the 1980s, continued into the 2000s, with Gertrude Street being transformed into a string of
In 2009 the Aboriginal Health Service building at 136 Gertrude Street was converted into a
In 2022 Gertrude Street was voted "the second coolest street in the world" by 20,000 people polled by Time Out.[9] Locals also refer to it as "Little Hollywood".
Description
Cafes, bars, eateries, boutiques, antiques shops, bookshops, many social services and a few art galleries (including
The street continues east of Smith Street, under the name of Langridge Street, where it terminates at Nicholson Street, Abbotsford.
Transport
Melbourne tram route 86 runs along the entire length of Gertrude Street, and it is intersected by route 96 and route 11 at Nicholson Street and Brunswick Street respectively.[citation needed]
Landmarks
Landmarks on Gertrude Street include:
- The Champion Hotel, on the corner of Gertrude and Brunswick Streets
- The Builders Arms Hotel, a pub (c.1850s), on the corner of Gertrude and Gore Streets;[11] the only hotel that allowed Aboriginal Australians to drink there in the 1960s to 1980s[4]
- The MMTB building, on the corner of Gertrude and Nicholson Streets
- The Rob Roy Hotel, on the corner of Gertrude and Brunswick Streets
- The Australian Print Workshop, opposite the Builders Arms Hotel; operating out of its present location since the late 1980s,[12] purchasing the building in early 2006 after the death of its owner in late 2005[13]
In popular culture
Archie Roach's song "Charcoal Lane" mentions Gertrude Street.[14][15]
See also
References
- ^ Google (25 January 2022). "Nicholson Street" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- Victorian Government. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- Victorian Government. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Dunstan, Joseph (31 July 2022). "Melbourne's Fitzroy hides a past as a hub for the Aboriginal civil rights movement". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Schaik, Johan van (1 March 2010). "Charcoal Lane". ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Topsfield, Jewel (5 June 2009). "Laneway leads to Aboriginal careers in food". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Charcoal Lane". Gastrology. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Mission Australia announces closure of Fitzroy social enterprise restaurant Charcoal Lane". Mission Australia. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ editors, Time Out. "It's official: Gertrude Street is the second coolest street in the world". Time Out Melbourne. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Contact". Banalarama Studios. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Public Bar, Bistro & Private Dining Room". Builders Arms Hotel. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Coslovich, Gabriella (12 March 2010). "Part of our arts heritage lives to print another day". The Age. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Our Building". Australian Print Workshop. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Vika and Linda on the magic of Fitzroy and Archie Roach". Double J. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ O'Brien, Mary (2 November 2013). "My secret Melbourne ... Vika Bull". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2022.