Park Street, Sydney

Street in Sydney, Australia

Western end

Eastern end

Coordinates

33°52′23″S 151°12′25″E / 33.872969°S 151.207046°E / -33.872969; 151.207046 (Western end)
33°52′25″S 151°12′45″E / 33.873682°S 151.212594°E / -33.873682; 151.212594 (Eastern end)

General informationTypeStreetLength500 m (0.3 mi)Major junctionsWestern endDruitt Street
Sydney CBD

George Street
Pitt Street
Castlereagh Street
Elizabeth Street
College Street

Eastern endWilliam Street
Sydney CBDLocation(s)LGA(s)City of SydneyMajor suburbsSydney CBD

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]

Description

Park Street bisects Hyde Park,^[a] 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.

Notes

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

References

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

External links

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Shirley Fitzgerald - City of Sydney History Unit (2008). "Poverty Point [corner of Park and Pitt Streets]". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 28 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]