AC/DC Lane - the places I have been

This short lane was formerly known as Corporation Lane, a name given to otherwise unnamed streets within Melbourne. But in October of 2004, it was rechristened with a name much more fitting to its lively location.

The City Council unanimously voted to rename the street AC/DC Lane as a tribute to the iconic Australian rock band. AC/DC Lane runs right through a part of the city teeming with rock ‘n roll bars and venues. It passes right by the Cherry Bar, one of Melbourne’s most famous rock joints.

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1.4km

Old Melbourne Cemetery (Queen Victoria Market)

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Discovering Darebin: The People of Northcote

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2017

1.75km

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2017

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2021

0.33km

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2021

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Speakers’ Corner

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2018

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Mailbox Art Space

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2017

0.37km

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2.32km

Collingwood’s Colourful Housing History

2019

1.62km

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Queen Victoria Gardens – The City Beautiful

2021

1.75km

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3.58km

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2.57km

Space and Sculpture: Docklands, Melbourne

2021

4.17km

Dr James Ramsay Fountain

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Total House

2018

1.51km

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2021

1.22km

The Most Hated Sculpture in Melbourne

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2017

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1.57km

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2017

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2021

3.59km

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