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[[Image:St Kilda Road through cascade, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.jpg|right|350px|thumb|St Kilda Road, through the waterwall at the [[National Gallery of Victoria]]]]
'''St Kilda Road''' is a street in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].
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St Kilda Road connects the [[Central Business District]] of Melbourne with the suburb of [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]] and along with [[Swanston Street]] forms a major spine of the city.
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Beginning at [[Princes Bridge, Melbourne|Princes Bridge]] (which spans the [[Yarra River]]), St Kilda road's southern terminus is at its intersection with [[Carlisle Street]] in St Kilda.
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The road continues as [[Brighton Road, Melbourne|Brighton Road]], which becomes the [[Nepean Highway]].
*[[Akinoshima]]
*[[Asahifuji]]
==Brief history==
*[[Chiyonofuji]]
In the 1860s, St Kilda was a major bayside resort village. St Kilda Road was a main arterial connecting it with Melbourne, and was planned as a wide European-style [[boulevard]] to accommodate horse-drawn traffic and later [[tram]]s.
*[[Futahaguro]]
*[[Hokutoumi]] column style tourney table
From the 1870s, some of Melbourne's wealthiest residents erected grand mansions on significant lots along the street. Some of these survive.
*[[Kitanofuji]]
*[[Kitanoumi]]
During the depression of the 1930s, many of these mansions were subdivided into units with extensions to the rear of the buildings.
*[[Konishiki]]
*[[Kotonishiki]]
In the 1950s, an effort was made to introduce higher-density residential living to the area. Housing Commission flats, like the [[Stanhill Flats]] were erected along nearby [[Queens Road]].
*[[Kotonowaka]]
*[[Kotozakura]]
In the 1960s, local planning agencies changed the zoning from residential to commercial, in an effort to create more office space for a growing local [[financial industry]].
*[[Kyokushuzan]] bio a little short
*[[Musashimaru]]
In the 1970s, the Victorian government compulsorily acquired much of the land around [[St Kilda Junction]] and demolished many of the buildings including the landmark [[Junction Hotel]] as part of a street-widening program to accommodate more vehicular traffic. What was once High Street was adjusted to the approximate width of St Kilda Road and renamed to become part of St Kilda Road, effectively extending it to Carlisle Street. An underpass was created under the road to connect [[Queens Road]] to [[Dandenong Road]].
*[[Onokuni]]
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Since the 1980s, heritage controls have protected the few surviving mansions and height limits have been introduced to bring uniformity to the street.
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*[[Ryūko]]
==St Kilda road today==
*[[Sakahoko]]
Today St Kilda has been absorbed by the metropolis and the road survives as one of the city's major arteries, flanked by a mix of office, residential and mixed use towers.
*[[Sentoryu]]
The street is known for its width and leafiness.
*[[Taiho]]
For most of its length, the wide street consists of a wide shared footpath (lined with [[Elm]] trees), street side parking, a [[bicycle lane]], two lanes for motor vehicle traffic, median strip reserve (lined with mature [[London Plane]] trees), another two lanes for motor vehicle traffic and a tram line on either side.
*[[Takamiyama]]
*[[Takanohana II]]
Melbourne's famous [[Trams in Melbourne|trams]] travel down the centre of the road along the length of the street.
*[[Takanonami]]
*[[Takatoriki]]
==Landmarks==
*[[Tamanoumi]]
St Kilda Road passes alongside several of Melbourne's famous parks, landmarks and institutions, including:
*[[Terao]]
*[[Victorian Arts Centre]]
*[[Tochiazuma]]
*[[Victorian College of the Arts]]
*[[AlexandraToki GardensSusumu]]
*[[ShrineWajima of RemembranceHiroshi|Wajima]]
*[[Wakanohana Kanji II|Wakanohana]] II
*[[Victoria Barracks]]
*[[Wakanohana]] III
*[[National Gallery of Victoria]]
*[[Domain Interchange]]
*[[St Kilda Junction]]
*[[Melbourne Grammar School]]
*[[Victorian College for the Deaf]]
*[[Wesley College]]
*[[Victorian Institute for the Blind]]
*former [[Chevron Hotel]] - now an apartment complex
==Events==
*Southbank Sunday markets - held outside the Arts Centre.
*[[2006 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony]]
===Marches & Parades===
Because of its width and central ___location, the road is used for many marches, including the following regular events:
*[[Anzac Day]] parade - to the Shrine
===Sports===
*[[Great Melbourne Bike Ride]]
==External links==
*[http://flickr.com/photos/tags/stkildard Flickr: Photos tagged with stkildard]
*[http://flickr.com/photos/tags/stkildaroad Flickr: Photos tagged with stkildaroad]
[[Category:Streets of Melbourne]]
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