Edward Street, Brisbane

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Central Station — at the Edward Street and Ann Street intersection
Queen Street Mall at the Edward Street and Queen Street intersection
Map of Brisbane CBD.

Edward Street is a busy thoroughfare in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is a one-way street located between Albert Street and Creek Street, and runs from Upper Edward Street to Alice Street.[1]

A number of prominent Brisbane landmarks are situated on Edward Street. The Central Station, the Queen Street Mall, the Metro Arts Theatre and the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens can be accessed from Edward Street.

A number of Brisbane CBD shopping centres have entrances from Edward Street. These include QueensPlaza, Wintergarden, MacArthur Central, ANZAC Square Arcade and Rowes Arcade.

Heritage listings

There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Edward Street, including:

  • 2 Edward Street: Old Mineral House[2]
  • 3 Edward Street: Naval Offices (former), Brisbane[3]
  • 32 Edward Street: Smellie's Building[4]
  • 39 Edward Street: The Port Office[5]
  • 40 Edward Street: Port Office Hotel[6]
  • 41 Edward Street: South East Queensland Water Board Building[7]
  • 47-51 Edward Street: Spencers Building[8]
  • 93-103 Edward Street: 93-103 Edward Street[9]
  • 117 Edward Street: 109 Edward Street[10]
  • 149 Edward Street: Catholic Centre[11]
  • 206 Edward Street: Tattersalls Club[12]
  • 237 Edward Street: Rothwells Building[13]
  • 308 Edward Street: People's Palace[14]
  • 221 Adelaide Street: Rowes Building[15]

Luxury shopping on Edward Street

Chanel Store at Queens Plaza
Ralph Lauren Store, Edward Street, Brisbane City
Oroton's Brisbane Flagship

Edward Street is the home of Brisbane's International luxury fashion brands, with many brands - both Australian and International, choosing to open stores on or near Edward Street.

From North to South, the stores are:

History of Edward Street Shopping

Edward Street is home to Brisbane's luxury fashion brands, with many shopping centres having high-end precincts that front onto Edward St. QueensPlaza's Edward Street frontage has the likes of Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tiffany & Co., Bally and Max & Co.. MacArthur Central has Ralph Lauren, Oroton, Rhodes & Beckett and Tag Heuer. Other brands have stores located further down towards the Botanic Gardens.

In November 2011, Chanel opened a fashion boutique in QueensPlaza, fronting onto the Queen St. Mall. The store is the sixth in Australia and the first in Queensland.[16] Also in November 2011, a Chanel Fragrance and Beauty Boutique also opened. In April 2012, Nespresso opened a boutique in Queens Plaza, fronting onto the Queen Street Mall. Salvatore Ferragamo opened their first-stand alone store in Brisbane in mid-July.

In April 2011, it was announced that the former Dymocks store in the heritage listed MacArthur Chambers would be redeveloped into an Apple Store. The proposal was approved by the Brisbane City Council in May 2011, and works continue on the building.[17] The store is expected to officially open in early 2014 after Apple erected signs around the building confirming the tech giants new retail home.[18]

The stretch between Queen Street and Elizabeth Street holds other well known luxury brands, with super-luxury Australian jeweller Canturi having his only Brisbane salon in the Tattersalls Arcade, opposite French leather making Longchamp. Danish homewares specialist Georg Jensen have a boutique in between Longchamp and Italian high-fashion brand Gucci. Also in this stretch are Australian businesswear specialist Rhodes & Beckett, Ralph Lauren and Australian luxury handbag maker Oroton, which re-opened their flagship Brisbane store in late 2012.

The corner of Edward Street and Elizabeth Street is particularly prestigious. Hermes operate a two-storey flagship on the corner of Edward St and Elizabeth St, diagonally opposite Hugo Boss, which has a two-level flagship BOSS store at this intersection. Tag Heuer also operate a store on that corner, while Cartier has announced plans to open its largest Australian store on the remaining corner spot, taking two levels of a heritage building.

In late July 2012 Mont Blanc opened their new boutique next to Hermes, after closing their Queens Plaza store. In December 2012, Singapore-based luxury timepiece retailer The Hour Glass opened their fourth Australian store on Edward Street, next to Mont Blanc. In April 2013 Ermenegildo Zegna opened a two-storey boutique on the street, followed a few months later by Max Mara next door. Other stores in the vicinity include Italian menswear specialist Canali, Brisbane-based menswear department store Mitchell Ogilvie, and Australian menswear specialist Anthony Squires. Israeli comfort footwear maker Beautifeel also operate a store on Edward Street.

Prada and Burberry are said to be also interested in opening stores on Edward Street, however these are yet to be confirmed.

Edward Street gallery

  • Edward Street during the flood of 1890

  • Postcard of "The Canberra" hotel, on the corner of Edward and Ann Streets, c. 1939

  • QueensPlaza sculptures on Edward Street

  • QueensPlaza sculptures on Edward Street

  • Metro Arts Theatre, Edward Street façade

  • QueensPlaza entrance (corner Adelaide Street and Edward Street)

  • QueensPlaza entrance (corner Queen Street Mall and Edward Street)

  • Louis Vuitton's Brisbane store

  • Hermes store, Brisbane

  • Chanel store, Brisbane

  • Tiffany & Co Store, Edward Street, Brisbane City

  • Hugo Boss Store, Edward Street, Brisbane City

  • Bally Store, Edward Street, Brisbane City

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Edward Street - Google Maps
  2. ↑ "Old Mineral House (entry 14867)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  3. ↑ "Naval Offices (former), Brisbane (entry 14876)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  4. ↑ "Smellie's Building (entry 14872)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  5. ↑ "The Port Office (entry 14863)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  6. ↑ "Port Office Hotel (entry 14873)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  7. ↑ "South East Queensland Water Board Building (entry 14874)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  8. ↑ "Spencers Building (entry 14875)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  9. ↑ "93-103 Edward Street (entry 14877)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  10. ↑ "109 Edward Street (entry 14865)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  11. ↑ "Catholic Centre (entry 14866)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  12. ↑ "Tattersalls Club (entry 14868)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  13. ↑ "Rothwells Building (entry 14869)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  14. ↑ "People's Palace (entry 14871)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  15. ↑ "Rowes Building (entry 14870)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  16. ↑ Chanel to open Brisbane store in Queens Plaza
  17. ↑ Apple takes large bite in Brisbane
  18. ↑ Calligeros, Marissa (30 December 2013). "MacArthur Chambers Apple store confirmed". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 3 January 2014. 

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