AC/DC lane

You’ve reached the AC/DC lane – it’s right there on your right! A whole street dedicated to the iconic Australian hard rock band. It’s living proof of Melbourne’s fond love for grunge rock, and of the country’s national pride for birthing one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time. Although the brothers were born in Glasgow, Scotland, it was in the suburbs of Sydney that they first took an interest in music, after their family emigrated there in 1963. And here’s a fun fact: it was their sister Margaret who came up with the name of the band, when she randomly saw the initials AC/DC on her sewing machine. The story gets fuzzy – for some say the sister spotted it on a vacuum cleaner, a sewing machine or even a fridge – but one thing’s for sure: she was the one to suggest it. For your information, the abbreviation AC/DC on electrical appliances stands for Alternating current/Direct current. Just goes to show that sometimes the success of a brand hinges on the smallest details. Feel free to explore and stroll along this street named in their honor if you’d like. If not, let’s continue.