George Street, St. John's
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The internationally renowned George Street, located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, is a short street populated mainly by bars and pubs. It is closed to traffic all evening and most of the business day, only being open from 8:00am until noon, to allow bars to restock their goods. In the evening, the street is only open to pedestrians. It is believed that George Street has the most pubs and bars per square foot of any street in North America, and is known to have bars that are open later then most others throughout most of Canada. The street does not usually become crowded with pedestrians until later at night, around midnight, and will remain busy until early in the morning, possibly as early as 6 am, despite the absence of the sale of alcohol. There are however, many hot dog venders and a 24 hour restaurant near by. The street is the venue for an annual Mardi Gras celebration in October, even though most celebrations of this type occur in February in other parts of the world. However, the largest celebration on George Street is the six-night George Street Festival which occurs in early August and typically concludes on the Tuesday night before the Royal St. John's Regatta, which is set for the first Wednesday in August.
George Street was once six blocks long, but with the construction of the St. John's Convention Centre, which sits directly on top of what used to be roughly the middle of the street, the street became "George Street" and "George Street West". As such, George Street proper is now only two blocks long. George Street West is home to a number of businesses, residences and a church (and no bars or pubs), while George Street itself is the predominant home of St. John's' nightlife.
[edit] Cultural references
George Street has been immortalized in a number of songs and other pop-cultural references. These include:
- "The Night Paddy Murphy Died", Great Big Sea
- "The Old Black Rum", Great Big Sea
- "George Street TV" (Comedy Network television series)
[edit] List of pubs (as of August, 2007)
- The Rock House
- Bridie Molloy's
- Lottie's Place
- Trapper John's
- O'Reilly's Pub
- Trinity Pub
- The Attic
- The Dock Pub
- Kelly's Pub
- The Rob Roy Pub
- Konfusion
- Turkey Joe's
- The Black Dog Pub
- The Fat Cat
- The Carriageworks
- Peddler's
- The Martini Bar
- Greensleeves
- The Ale & Lager House
- Malibu
- Club Etomik
- Club One
- Sundance Saloon
- George Street Beer Market
- Jungle Jim's
- Normies
- CBTG's
- Roxxy's
- Distortion
- Platinum Club
- Dooly's
- Christian's
- The Bull & Barrel
- Mexicali Rosa's
- Pulse
- The Cotton Club
- Whalen's Pub & Grill
[edit] Near George Street
The following bars are a maximum of a 5 minute walk from George Street:
Water Street
- Bar None
- The Victory
- Bounce
- The Celtic Hearth
- Erin's Pub
- The Fabulous 50s
- Grapevine
- Junctions
- Liquid Ice (After hours bar)
- The Rose and Thistle
- Sirens (Adult bar)
- The Stetson
- The Windsock
- Fiddler's
- The Duke
- Gypsy Tea Room
- The Zone (Gay Bar)
- Turner's Tavern
- Westside Charlie's
Duckworth Street
- The Champagne Room (Formerly Picadilli's Club) (Adult bar)
- The Republic
- The Ship Pub
- The Upper Room
- The Majestic
Others Nearby
- The Keg (Harbour Drive)
- The Fairmont (Cavendish Square)
- Fiddler's Pub (Queen's Street)
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