Brunswick Street, Brisbane

Brunswick Street is a main thoroughfare within the suburbs of New Farm and Fortitude Valley (known locally as the Valley) in Brisbane, Australia. The street is not entirely roadway but is a pedestrian mall for a hundred metres near its centre.[1]

Brunswick Street

Queensland
Brunswick Street from the pedestrian mall
General information
TypeStreet
Length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Route number(s) State Route 15
Major junctions
North endBowen Hills
South endNew Farm
Location(s)
Suburb(s)Fortitude Valley

It is known as the major nightclub precinct in Brisbane, having many bars and clubs as well as restaurants located along its length. The Valley Mall is expanding with new clubs such as The Met, Alleoneword, X&Y, Cloudland and Planet adding to the established Empire Hotel, Family, Monastery and GPO as well as many others. The McWhirters department store is situated on the corner of the Brunswick Street mall and Wickham Street.

One street to the west adjacent to the mall is their Chinatown. The heritage listed Corbett and Son Store and Coronet Flats were built along the street. The street is used for the Queensland Pride rally and march.[2]

Major intersections
  • Gregory Terrace
  • Water Street
  • St Pauls Terrace
  • Wickham Street
  • Ann Street
  • McLachlan Street
  • Harcourt Street
  • Kent Street
  • Merthyr Road
  • Oxlade Drive

Heritage listings

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

See also

References
  1. Brunswick Street Mall. Tourism Queensland. Tourism and Events Queensland. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. David Alexander (18 September 2014). "Brisbane set to show its Pride at Fair Day". Star Observer. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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