Elizabeth Street, Brisbane

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Elizabeth Street
Queensland
Elizabeth Street from Creek Street intersection.
Coordinates 27°28′13″S 153°01′34″E / 27.4703°S 153.026°E / -27.4703; 153.026Coordinates: 27°28′13″S 153°01′34″E / 27.4703°S 153.026°E / -27.4703; 153.026
General information
Type Street
Location Brisbane

Elizabeth Street in Brisbane, Australia is a major street in the centre of the city. The street was established at the beginning of settlement in Brisbane as a penal colony. [citation needed] Most of the street is fronted by low-level retail outlets, with an increase in mixed use skyscrapers being recently constructed.

Major shopping arcades on Elizabeth Street include The Myer Centre, Marcarthur Central and the Elizabeth Arcade. The Brisbane Hilton hotel has it main entrance on Elizabeth Street. The offices at Central Plaza Two have their entrance at the easterly end or downtown part of the street.

There is good pedestrian access around the street, such as pathways near the General Post Office and to access to the Queen Street bus station via the Myer Centre. The street runs parallel to the city's central mall to the south of Queen Street. To ease congestion in the Brisbane central business district traffic direction is one-way from west to east.

At the top of road nearest the Brisbane River is William Street and exit ramps from the Riverside Expressway. Between this intersection and George Street is the Queens Gardens, a small open park. Adjacent to this is the Treasury Building and the Conrad Treasury Casino, which is open 24 hours a day.

Heritage listings

Elizabeth Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 171 Elizabeth Street: Heckelmanns Building[1]
  • 179 Elizabeth Street: Tara House (Irish Club)[2]
  • 249 Elizabeth Street: Old St Stephens Church[3]
  • 259-269 Elizabeth Street: St Stephens Catholic Cathedral[4]
  • 283 Elizabeth Street: Telecommunications House (former)[5]
  • Sections of Albert St, George St, William St, North Quay, Queen's Wharf Rd: Early Streets of Brisbane (includes land now on Elizabeth Street) [6]
  • 144 George Street: Queens Gardens (on the corner of Elizabeth Street)[7]
  • 167 Albert Street: Perry House[8]
  • 171 George Street: Family Services Building (on the corner of Elizabeth Street)[9]
  • 179 - 191 George Street: Treasury Chambers & St Francis House & Symons Building[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Heckelmanns Building (entry 14879)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  2. ↑ "Tara House (Irish Club) (entry 14880)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  3. ↑ "Old St Stephens Church (entry 14883)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  4. ↑ "St Stephens Cathedral (entry 14882)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  5. ↑ "Telecommunications House (former) (entry 19617)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  6. ↑ "Early Streets of Brisbane (entry 31551)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  7. ↑ "Queens Gardens (entry 14887)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  8. ↑ "Perry House (entry 14878)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  9. ↑ "Family Services Building (entry 14886)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  10. ↑ "Treasury Chambers & St Francis House & Symons Building (entry 14891)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19.  (a L-shaped building which fronts both George and Elizabeth Streets)

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