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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.〔Bate, Weston, and Melbourne (Vic.) and State Library of Victoria. Essential but unplanned : the story of Melbourne's lanes〕 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. Among the most notable include Block Place and Royal Arcade. Some notable demolished arcades include Coles Book arcade and Queens Walk arcade. Since the 1990s, Melbourne's lanes, particularly the pedestrianised ones, have gentrified and their heritage value officially recognised 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 art. The city has several festivals which celebrate the laneways, they are major tourist attractions and frequently feature in tourism promotions, film and television. ==ACDC Lane== (詳細はlaneway, running south from Flinders Lane between Exhibition Street and Russell Street. The street was formerly called Corporation Lane, but was renamed on 1 October 2004 as a tribute to Australian rock band AC/DC. The Melbourne City Council's vote to rename the street was unanimous.〔Boulton, Martin, ("Lane way to the top for AC/DC" ), ''The Age'', 10 September 2004. Retrieved on 15 February 2007.〕 The trademark lightning bolt or slash ("/") used to separate the AC and the DC in the band's name contravened the naming policy of the Office of the Registrar of Geographic Names, so the punctuation was omitted on the street sign. Melbourne's Lord Mayor John So launched ACDC Lane with the words, "As the song says, there is a highway to hell, but this is a laneway to heaven. Let us rock." Bagpipers then played "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)." One month after the renaming, a lightning bolt was erected above and below the street sign.〔("The legend lives on in a laneway to heaven" ), ''The Age'', 15 February 2005. Retrieved on 15 February 2007.〕 The lighting bolt was removed at a later date. The lane contains a rock 'n' roll nightclub called the Cherry Bar. Corporation Lane was chosen for renaming in part because the band filmed the music video for "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" on Melbourne's Swanston Street. ACDC Lane is near Swanston Street. Other factors given include: AC/DC's status as cultural ambassadors for Australia, the band's ties to Melbourne, and the lane's position in the city's bar district.〔Donovan, Patrick, ("Mayor thunderstruck with AC/DC" ), ''The Age'', 8 July 2004. Retrieved on 15 February 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lanes and arcades of Melbourne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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