Swan Street, Melbourne

"Swan Street" redirects here. For the hamlet in Essex, see Chappel.

Swan Street
Olympic Boulevard
Length:	4 km (2 mi)
Location:	Richmond, Burnley
West end:	Alexandra Avenue, Melbourne
Major junctions:	Batman Avenue Toll Road CityLink via Batman Avenue Punt Road Church Street Burnley Street Madden Avenue Yarra Boulevard via link road
East end:	Yarra Boulevard Overpass, Hawthorn

Swan Street is a major street running through the Melbourne suburbs of Richmond, Cremorne and Burnley. The section of the street between Punt Road and Alexandra Avenue is now known as Olympic Boulevard.

Swan Street passes the Melbourne Park and Olympic Park precinct before becoming a restaurant and cafe precinct around Richmond station, including the historic Corner Hotel, followed by a retail section between Richmond and Cremorne including the Dimmey's department store, before becoming a factory seconds area towards Burnley. At 492 Swan Street was the Silverstream Manufacturing Company Pty Ltd.

The street was named after the White Swan Hotel built 1852 on the corner of Swan Street and Church Street.^[1] The eastern section of the street between Alexandra Avenue and Punt Road was Olympic Boulevard renamed in November, 2006 in tribute to the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.^[2]

The Swan Street Bridge still retains its name, despite the fact that it is no longer part of Swan Street.

Swan Street Bridge over the Yarra River.

References

1. ^ City of Melbourne. "PROPOSED RENAMING OF SWAN STREET, MELBOURNE (BETWEEN BATMAN AVENUE AND PUNT ROAD) TO OLYMPIC BOULEVARD". www.melbourne.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20080804062721/http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/opm/bc/CTEE/meetings/PC_57_200610030630.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
2. ^ City of Melbourne (November 23, 2006). "News and Media Centre - Olympic Boulevard cements Melbourne's 1956 legacy". www.melbourne.vic.gov.au. http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=228&pg=715&st=730. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 

Coordinates: 37°49′35″S 145°0′18″E / 37.82639°S 145.005°E / -37.82639; 145.005