Hindley Street is located in the West End of the centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It runs between King William Street and West Terrace.[1] The street was named after British parliamentarian and social reformist, Charles Hindley.
Now known for its atmosphere and active nightlife[2], the street was one of the first built in Adelaide and thus of historical significance. The first newspaper in South Australia was printed in a premises on Hindley Street.[3]
As well as housing the first meeting of Adelaide City Council, the oldest municipal body in Australia, Hindley Street was home to the first stone church in South Australia. In 1898 the first moving picture to be shown in South Australia was held at the Theatre Royal on Hindley Street.
In 2009, one Hindley Street's McDonalds' "restaurants" (not specified which) received global attention after it featured in a story on the US drudge report as 'The world's dirtiest McDonalds', a story that was later picked up by media outlets world wide.[4][5]
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