Degraves Street, Melbourne
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 Degraves Street
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| Type | Street |
| Location | Melbourne |
| Length | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Gazetted | 1837 |
| Tourist routes | City of Melbourne Walks: Arcades & Lanes, The Cosmopolitan |
| North end | Flinders Lane |
| South end | Flinders Street |
| LGA(s) | City of Melbourne |
Degraves Street is a pedestrian precinct and thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. It is a short, narrow laneway in the Central Business District that runs north-south from Flinders Street to Flinders Lane and is situated in-between Swanston Street and Elizabeth Street. Degraves, as the street is colloquially known, is famous for its alfresco dining options and because it epitomises Melbourne's famous coffee culture and street art scene. For these reasons it has also become a popular tourist destination.
The street is named after Charles and William Degraves, pioneer merchants from Hobart who built a flour mill at the corner of Flinders Lane and Degraves Street in 1849. William was also notably a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for fourteen years.
The cobbled bluestone alley forms a busy alternative thoroughfare for commuters disembarking from Flinders Street Station toward the shopping areas of Block Arcade on Collins Street and Bourke Street Mall.
Degraves Street is often confused and therefore synonymous with Centre Place, a similar walkway situated diagonally on the other side of Flinders Lane. Degraves Street also to the east into a dead end (sharing the same name) about halfway down its length.
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