Brunswick Street, Brisbane
Brunswick Street | |
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| Brunswick Street from the pedestrian mall | |
| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 15 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Bowen Hills |
| South end | New Farm |
| Location(s) | |
| Suburb(s) | Fortitude Valley |
Brunswick Street is a main thoroughfare within the suburbs of New Farm and Fortitude Valley (known locally as the Valley) in Brisbane, Australia. The street is not entirely roadway but is a pedestrian mall for a hundred metres near its centre.[1]
It is known as the major nightclub precinct in Brisbane, having many bars and clubs as well as restaurants located along its length. The Valley Mall is expanding with new clubs such as The Met, Alleoneword, X&Y, Cloudland and Planet adding to the established Empire Hotel, Family, Monastery and GPO as well as many others. The McWhirters department store is situated on the corner of the Brunswick Street mall and Wickham Street.
One street to the west adjacent to the mall is their Chinatown. The heritage listed Corbett and Son Store and Coronet Flats were built along the street. The street is used for the Queensland Pride rally and march.[2]
Major intersections
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- Gregory Terrace
- Water Street
- St Pauls Terrace
- Wickham Street
- Ann Street
- McLachlan Street
- Harcourt Street
- Kent Street
- Merthyr Road
- Oxlade Drive
Heritage listings
[edit]Brunswick Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- McWhirters
- 323–335 Brunswick Street: Royal George Hotel and Ruddle's Building
- 339 Brunswick Street: Empire Hotel
- 446–452 Brunswick Street: former Corbett and Son Store
- 483 Brunswick Street: Fortitude Valley Primitive Methodist Church
- 517 Brunswick Street: La Scala
- 701 Brunswick Street: New Farm Cinemas
- New Farm Park
- Coronet Flats
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Brunswick Street Mall. Tourism Queensland. Tourism and Events Queensland. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ David Alexander (18 September 2014). "Brisbane set to show its Pride at Fair Day". Star Observer. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
External links
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Media related to Brunswick Street, Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons
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