Dudley Street

Dudley Street Victoria
General information
Type	Street
Length	2 km (1 mi)
Route number(s)	State Route 32
Major junctions
NE end	Peel Street, West Melbourne
	King Street Spencer Street
SW end	Wurundjeri Way, Docklands, Victoria
Location(s)
Suburb(s)	West Melbourne

Dudley Street is a main street in the Melbourne central business district. Dudley Street is possibly named after the Governor General from 1908–11, the Second Earl of Dudley, William Humble Ward.^[1]

Dudley Street begins at Docklands Boulevard, continues across the Spencer street-North Melbourne rail lines, and 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)?

Coordinates: 37°48′44″S 144°57′14″E / 37.8122°S 144.9538°E