Spencer Street
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Spencer Street Victoria |
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| The intersection of Spencer and Collins Street, looking North West toward Southern Cross Station | |
| Type | Street |
| Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 State Route 50 |
| NW end | Dynon Road and Dryburgh Street, West Melbourne |
| SE end | Whiteman Street and Normanby Road, Southbank |
| Suburb(s) | Melbourne CBD |
Spencer Street is a major street and thoroughfare in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. The street was gazetted in 1837 as the western-most boundary of the Hoddle Grid.
Spencer Street is named for John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer, former Chancellor of the Exchequer under Lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Running roughly north-south, Spencer Street forms the western edge of the original Hoddle Grid. To the north Spencer Street becomes Dynon Road, whilst to the south it becomes Clarendon Street after crossing the Spencer Street Bridge over the Yarra River.
Spencer Street denotes the boundary between Melbourne and Docklands to the west, West Melbourne in the north and Southbank in the south, near Batman Park.
Spencer Street was the site of the first permanent buildings in the settlement now called Melbourne. The home of John Batman was built on nearby Batman's Hill where he lived until his death and the early camps of Captain William Lonsdale and Charles La Trobe were located along the street.
With the creation of Melbourne Docklands in 2000, the construction of Southern Cross railway station in 2006 and the addition of a shopping centre, the area has undergone significant urban renewal.
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