Park Street, Sydney

Park Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It runs from George Street in the west to College Street in the east, where it becomes William Street.[1]

Park Street

Park Street at dusk
Park Street, Sydney is located in Sydney
Western end
Western end
Eastern end
Eastern end
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Length500 m (0.3 mi)
Major junctions
Western endDruitt Street
Sydney CBD
 
Eastern endWilliam Street
Sydney CBD
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Sydney
Major suburbsSydney CBD

Description

Tram on the corner of Pitt and Park Streets, 1950

Park Street bisects Hyde Park,[lower-alpha 1] hence its name. Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and its successor, Consolidated Media Holdings, had their corporate headquarters at 54 Park Street.[3]

An electric tramway once ran down Park Street between Elizabeth and College Streets. It was removed in 1960.

See also

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Notes

  1. Hyde park, the oldest in Australia, was created in 1810 by Governor Macquarie and has a state heritage listing.[2]

References

  1. Gregory's Sydney Street Directory (2002) Maps 3–4
  2. State Heritage Site
  3. "James Packer's ConsMedia sells Park Street head office in Sydney to AMP Capital Investors". 25 August 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
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