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King Street subsequently became
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The street is also considered the hub of
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Melbourne's main financial district, many of Melbourne's tallest office towers line King Street. The area was once lined with
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895:Block Place
891:Bligh Place
751:Hoddle Grid
745:Streets of
305:Hoddle Grid
294:King Street
277:Location(s)
139:(1955–1988)
123:(1988–2013)
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1002:37°48′44″S
940:Punch Lane
887:Bank Place
861:Exhibition
561:References
882:ACDC Lane
846:Elizabeth
747:Melbourne
376:bluestone
370:with the
359:south of
357:Kings Way
327:Geography
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282:Suburb(s)
260:Kings Way
247:South end
158:North end
1032:Category
851:Swanston
805:La Trobe
795:Lonsdale
765:Flinders
681:15 April
580:ABC News
544:See also
30:Victoria
948:Arcades
856:Russell
831:William
821:Spencer
775:Collins
651:2 April
645:The Age
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