The name Condells Lane previously referred to the section of Angelo Lane north of Little Bourke Street, and was probably named after Melbourne's first mayor, brewer Henry Condell. In the nineteenth century, Condells Lane, which was also known as Valance Alley, ran behind the savings bank and money orders office of the General Post Office on Elizabeth Street. In 1895, the lane did not extend all the way through to Lonsdale Street but offered access to a variety of merchants, including an importer and manufacturer of wire mattresses, a die sinker and livery stables. Today Condells Lane has been absorbed by Angelo Lane, which offers service access to the Myer buildings north and south of Little Bourke Street.