Hosier Lane Graffiti Art
Last stop in Melbourne before I board my plane back to the Gold Coast is the Hosier Lane Graffiti Art! Hosier Lane isn't the only street that has art but there are several alley ways that have amazing graffiti art. The lanes and arcades of Melbourne, Australia, have collectively become culturally important. The Melbourne central business district's numerous lanes mostly date to the Victorian era and as a result of the original Hoddle Grid, they evolved as service laneways for horses and carts. In some parts of the city, notably Little Lonsdale area, they were associated with the city's gold rush era slums. Among the most notable are Centre Place and Degraves Lane. Melbourne's numerous shopping arcades reached a peak of popularity in the late Victorian era and the interwar years. Since the 1990s, Melbourne's lanes, particularly the pedestrianized ones, have gentrified and their heritage value officially recognized as well as attracting interest from Australia and around the world. Some of the lanes, in particular have become particularly notable for their acclaimed urban graffiti art. Hosier Lane is a bluestone cobbled vehicular and pedestrian laneway on the southern edge of the central city grid. Hosier lane is a much celebrated landmark mainly due to its sophisticated Urban art. Hosier Lane lies opposite the entrance to the Atrium at Federation Square on Flinders St, a prominent position in the city. The lane has been noted for the quality and the often political nature of its art. The graffiti-covered walls and art-installations have become a popular backdrop for fashion and wedding photography.
