Dudley Street

Dudley Street is a main street in the Melbourne central business district. Dudley Street is possibly named after the Governor General from 1908 to 1911, the Second Earl of Dudley, William Humble Ward.[1]

Dudley Street

Victoria
General information
TypeStreet
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Route number(s)
  • State Route 32 (1989-present)
    Entire route
  • State Route 55 (2005-present)
    (through West Melbourne)
Former
route number		 National Highway 31 (1988-2005)
(through West Melbourne)
Major junctions
NE end Peel Street
West Melbourne
 
SW end Footscray Road
Docklands, Melbourne
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Melbourne
Suburb(s)West Melbourne, Docklands

Dudley Street begins at Docklands Boulevard, continues under the Spencer street-North Melbourne rail lines, and across Spencer Street, and ends at the intersection of Peel and William Streets in West Melbourne, Victoria. At its western end, the Depression-era slum camp known as Dudley Flats was occupied by unemployed and homeless people in the 1930s.[2]

Its most famous landmark is the concert venue, Festival Hall.[3]

References
  1. Cunneen, 'Dudley, second Earl of (1867–1932)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 16 April 2013
  2. 'Down and out in Melbourne's slums' John Masanauskas Herald Sun 21 March 2012
  3. The original Festival Hall (West Melbourne Stadium)?


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