L&A-+Arcades

=**Arcades** = **An arcade ' an arched or covered passage way, usually with shops on each side' ** ** Dictionary.com **

The Walk arcade- Georgia [[image:mcscbd2011/Laneways&Arcades_s_123.jpg width="195" height="152" align="right"]]
The Walk Arcade is located just of burke street mall and runs through to little collins street. Within this lovely arcade there are many womens clothing and jewellery stores such as Portmans, Sussans, Jo mercer and many more. This arcade is in a prime location being just off bourke street mall as you can have a bite to eat but at the same time be looking at some new clothes, which is just great for busy mums. This arcade is not one of the most beautiful arcades in the city but if you are looking somewhere to shop and get a bite to eat this may be the place for you.

Queens walk arcade- Georgia
Queens Walk Arcade was located now where city square stands today, this once extravagant arcade stretched off Swanston Street and bent northwards to open onto Collins street. Filled with clothing stores such as Henry buck it was a beautiful place to shop, up until 1925 this was also a home to Melbourne's Savage Club.

In the late 1960s this delightful arcade was bought by the City of Melbourne and not soon after demolished to make room for the construction of the city square. Many are very saddened by the fact that this spectacular feature of old Melbourne was demolished

Royal arcade- Kate
The Royal arcade is located in between Little Collins Street and the Bourke Street Mall, also featuring an entrance off Elizabeth Street. Within the lane itself it contains original features and decorations, popular shops and pleasurable boutiques, jewellery stores, clothing shops, game stores, cafes and more. Another thing you can find in this delightful arcade are the Gog and Magog statues. The statues are positioned gog to the north and Magog to the south because of traditional.

The Royal arcade dates back to 1869 and is the oldest shopping arcade in Australia. Even before this beautiful arcade was created the land that it sits on now was sold to Joseph Moore in 1837 for 20 pounds. Again in 1855 it was sold but this time for 650 pounds. 13 years later there was a competition for the best design for the Royal arcade, Charles Webb's design was the best and they started building on the 4th of June 1869. It was opened on the 2nd of may 1890. The royal arcade was last renovated in 2002-2004.

The Capitol arcade is located between Swanston and Little Collins street. It is a long, narrow walkway which leads you to Capitol house. Within this lovely arcade there are shops and cafes. This arcade was named after the capitol theater which was opened in 1924

Cathedral arcade is located on the corner of Swanston Street, inside of the Nicholas which is a historic building, right down on the bottom floor.The cathedral arcade is a heritage shopping arcade.

The ceiling which completely covers the arcade is amazing, not only is the ceiling a pleasure with its stained glass windows and lights that are made of lead which creates a dome in the middle, but also the floors which are covered with ceramic tiles. This L-shaped arcade was made in 1925 and is still here today.

The Block arcade-Georgia
The Block Arcade is a short arcade that connects Collins Street to little Collins Street in between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets. This amazing arcade is known as one of the wealthiest examples of a 19th century arcade as it is extremely well known for its magnificent glass ceilings, timber and wrought iron supports as well as its mosaic flooring which in fact is the biggest in Australia. Within this lovely arcade are many little boutiques and jewellery stores. The block is listed on the '100 great things to do in Melbourne for under $10' due to its fabulous window shopping. Just off this arcade is block place which is home to many gorgeous cafes and restaurants.

Originally this site was owned by Briscoe’s Grain Store and later became George and Georges Drapers. On the 14th of December 1889 the store was destroyed by fire killing 3 firemen. After George and Georges drapers move their business to an other address, some businessmen recognised the potential of this site and employed David. C. Askew to design a new building now known as Block arcade. This was built between 1891 and 1893. The new construction was loosely designed around the Gallerias the Victorian Heritage Register, and one of Melbourne's most richly decorated interior spaces. Victorian Milan.Block arcade acquired its name from the common exercise of 'doing the block’. This building is now listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

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