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Can Lonsdale Street Still Be Considered The Greek Precinct Of Melbourne?

Not discounting time spent in Canberra or interstate, I worked for almost twenty seven years at the eastern end of Lonsdale Street, about two city blocks away from what we call the Greek Precinct of Melbourne. For those not aware, it is mostly the southern stretch of Lonsdale Street between Swanston and Russell, opposite QV. …

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The End Of The Lonsdale Street Greek Quarter?

Have you ever heard of Demestica Red? No? You are probably lucky. Circa 1996, when I used to be a regular Friday night fixture in a corner of Stalactites, the Greek restaurant on the corner of Lonsdale and Russell Streets, I think I drank a lot of it. In May 1997, as groomsman for a …

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