Hunter Street, Newcastle
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Hunter Street in Newcastle is the major shopping street in the Newcastle CBD. The street is paved off between Wolfe and Perkins Sts. The major features of the shopping street include a bus interchange and a prominent 4 floor David Jones store at the western end of the street with a bus interchange nearby and more shops at the eastern end alongside offices.
Since the 1970's, the retail strip has fallen into serious decline, (the result of shopping centres in inner-city suburbs and a trend to move away from inner-city business). The street was once regarded as the premier shopping destination in Australia's second oldest city, at a time offering more than three quality department stores. Of these stores, David Jones is the only to survive. The strip between the Civic Precinct and East End also supported a moderate theatre district, along which stands the Newcastle Civic Theatre and the now closed Victoria Theatre.
In recent years, development in Newcastle's CBD, particularly around the Civc precinct and beachfront areas, has injected new life and wealth into the old city. Modern architecture has begun to dominate the very Victorian skyline of the East End as firms begin to migrate back into the old city centre and a new cosmopolitan lifestyle begins to form in the city and affluent suburbs.
The Hunter Street precinct is set to become a hive of life again as the GPT group, in August 2007, announced their plans to redevelop four blocks on the southern side of the Hunter Street Mall between Perkins and Newcomen Streets into one large shopping centre. No further details have been released, except for the fact that they are in firm discussions with David Jones and Myer regarding the possibilities of flagship stores.
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