page_title: Chapel Street, Melbourne
section_title: Sites of Interest
hierarchical_section_title: Chapel Street, Melbourne / Sites of Interest
caption_attribution_description: English: Street Art by Resio in Artists Lane
context_page_description: Chapel Street Precinct is Australia's largest retail, entertainment and lifestyle precinct in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
context_section_description: From the Yarra River heading south:
  The Como Centre is a multi-storey office, retail cinema and hotel complex on the north-east corner of Chapel Street and Toorak Road. It is the headquarters of ATV-10 Television.
  Capitol Grand. Fulfilling a penchant for the fabulous, uber-luxury maisons will merge with fashion forward designers from across the globe in Australia’s first international integrated lifestyle and retail precinct. A destination for the discerning eye, Capitol Grand attracts an appreciation for only the world’s finest. Featuring David Jones’ first standalone food store and Dior Beauty.
  The Jam Factory is an iconic shopping, cinema and entertainment complex on the corner of Garden Street.
  Just off Elizabeth Street is the Prahran Market, a fresh food market which has occupied its present site for over 120 years.
  Commercial Road shopping strip is the centre of one of Melbourne's gay villages.
  The Chapel Off Chapel theatre and gallery venue is at the end of Carlton Street.
  Pran Central at the corner of Commercial Road is a redevelopment of a National Trust classified building into a retail and residential complex with a multicultural food court.
  Prahran Square created from the conversion of the former Cato Street ground-level carpark into a 500 bay underground facility, Prahran Square provides essential public space and will help to drive the economic renewal of the Chapel Street Precinct.
  Greville Street is a small niche shopping strip. A petite Prahran street leads you gently from the hustle of Chapel Street, into a warm village of boutique makers, retailers and artists. Once the epicentre of bohemian culture in Melbourne, Greville Street has kept its boho-chic aesthetic, while welcoming some of Australia’s favourite retailers into its collective of independents.
  Prahran Town Hall, on the corner of Greville Street was opened in 1861.
  The Prahran Mission, a community services organisation run by UnitingCare Australia.
  The Prahran campus of Swinburne University is near the south west corner of High Street.
  The first bowling club in Australia, the Melbourne Bowling Club, is situated behind Chapel Street in Union Street. The club was founded on 11 March 1864.
  Artists Lane - running parallel to Chapel Street is Artists Lane (Aerosol Alley to southsiders), a long bluestone alley splattered in street art. The project was initiated by artist Wayne Tindall, who started by painting himself and his wife outside his studio in the laneway before getting other artists involved, with the blessing of the local council. Look for the painted bins and colour-splashed walls.
  The Astor Theatre on the south west corner of Dandenong Road is a Heritage Victoria registered, 1930’s art deco cinema which seats over 1,100 people.
  Kingsford Property, located in the Como Centre 
  St Michael's Grammar School now incorporates many of the area's old buildings.
  Jordan Moore's (1994-) Jaw. The jaw of this once infamous British explorer is commonly seen floating around the steps of Revolver nightclub on Chapel Street. Legend has it if you see it between 3 am and 4 am on the last Sunday in March during a full moon, you will have eternal good luck and fortune.
caption: Artists Lane street art by Resio
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