AC/DC Lane, Alley and tourist attraction in Melbourne, Australia
AC/DC Lane is a narrow alley in central Melbourne, running between Flinders Lane and Duckboard Place, close to busy streets like Exhibition and Russell. The brick walls are covered in murals dedicated to the rock band, and the lane is used as a daily pedestrian shortcut through the city grid.
Before 2004, the alley was simply called Corporation Lane, a common name for small backstreets in Melbourne. The renaming in honor of AC/DC was marked by an official ceremony during which bagpipers played a song associated with the band.
The lane was renamed in 2004 after the Australian rock band AC/DC, which formed in Melbourne and spent part of its early career there. The street sign has no slash because special characters are not allowed in street names, but an artist added a lightning bolt above and below the sign shortly after the renaming.
The alley sits in the heart of the city center and is easy to reach on foot from most nearby points of interest. A short walk around the surrounding blocks is worthwhile, as several other decorated laneways and street art spots are close by.
In 2010, artist Ben Couzens painted a series of murals telling the story of the band, turning the lane into a kind of open gallery. Alongside the murals, the Cherry Bar, a rock music bar, occupied the lane for many years and became a gathering point for fans before it eventually closed.
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