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    Motherwell Gateway, Pink Alley, off Little Collins Street, 1934, by John Kinmont Moir, courtesy of State Library of Victoria.
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Pink Alley

Pink Alley connects to Little Collins Street between Russell and Exhibition streets. In 1860, the Paddington Hotel, a ginger beer manufacturer and butcher could be found in Pink Alley. In 1910, the Adam and Eve hotel as well as a billiard table manufacturer were located in the alley.

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References
Sands & McDougall’s commercial and general Melbourne directory, Sands & McDougall, Melbourne, 1860. Details
Sands & McDougall's commercial and general Melbourne directory, Sands & McDougall, Melbourne, 1910. Details
Bate, Weston, Essential but unplanned: The story of Melbourne's lanes, State Library of Victoria and the City of Melbourne, Melbourne, 1994. Details