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Queen Street (Boston, Massachusetts)
Queen Street may refer to: Australia * Queen Street, Brisbane * Queen Street, Fremantle * Queen Street, Melbourne * Queen Street, Woollahra, Sydney Canada * Queen Street, Hamilton * Queen Street, Ottawa * Queen Street, Toronto * Queen Street East, Brampton (Peel Regional Road 107), in Brampton, Ontario * Queen Street West, Brampton (Peel Regional Road 6), in Brampton, Ontario United Kingdom England * Queen Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent * Queen Street, London, in the City of London * Queen Street, Mayfair, London * Queen Street, Oxford Scotland * Queen Street, Glasgow * Queen Street, Edinburgh Wales * Queen Street, Cardiff, Wales Other places * Queen Street (Boston, Massachusetts), a previous name of Court Street * Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand * Queen Street, Dublin, Ireland * Queen Street, Singapore See also * Queen Street station (other) * Great Queen Street Great Queen Street is a street in the West End of central London in England. It is a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, Brisbane
Queen Street is the main street of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. It is named after Queen Victoria. The western part of the street is covered by a new plaza at the base of Brisbane Square and underneath part of the western half is the Queen Street bus station. Queen Street is heavily built up with arcade (architecture), arcades, shops, hotels, offices and apartment high-rises such as MacArthur Central, Brisbane Square, Central Plaza 1, Brisbane, Central Plaza, Aurora Tower, Treasury Casino, Wintergarden, Brisbane, Wintergarden, Broadway on the Mall, The Myer Centre, Brisbane, The Myer Centre and QueensPlaza. Queen Street is also the location of Brisbane's General Post Office, Brisbane, General Post Office. Geography Queen Street is the city's central road, partly covered by a pedestrian mall called the Queen Street Mall. It ends at the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Victoria Bridge and is bounded by two of the Brisbane River's central reaches. Uptown at the top o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayfair
Mayfair is an area of Westminster, London, England, in the City of Westminster. It is in Central London and part of the West End. It is between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane and one of the most expensive districts in the world. The area was originally part of the manor of Eia and remained largely rural until the early 18th century. It became well known for the annual May Fair that took place from 1686 to 1764 in what is now Shepherd Market. Over the years, the fair grew increasingly downmarket and unpleasant, and it became a public nuisance. The Grosvenor family (who became Dukes of Westminster) acquired the land through marriage and began to develop it under the direction of Thomas Barlow. The work included Hanover Square, Berkeley Square and Grosvenor Square, which were surrounded by high-quality houses, and St George's Hanover Square Church. By the end of the 18th century, most of Mayfair had been rebuilt with high-value housing for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, Singapore
Queen Street ( Chinese: 奎因街; ) is one of the oldest streets in Singapore and once had a very strong Eurasian presence. Beginning at Arab Street, Queen Street forms major junctions with Ophir Road, Rochor Road, Middle Road and Bras Basah Road before ending at the junction of Stamford Road. History The area around Stamford Canal, Dhoby Ghaut and Selegie Road was known for the laundry services provided by the dhobies (laundrymen) from the colonial days. Many schools of high regard like the Raffles Girls' Secondary School, Saint Joseph's Institution and the Catholic High School used to be located here. Churches and hotels Queen Street is known for the many churches that line it. The oldest Roman Catholic church still in existence, the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, was built in 1847 with the churches of Saint Joseph's, Saints Peter and Paul and Our Lady of Lourdes following after. Other churches on this street include Kum Yan Methodist Church and Grace Singapore Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, Dublin
Queen Street ( Irish: ''Sráid na Banríona'') is a street in Dublin running from North King Street to Arran Quay. Location Queen Street runs from Arran Quay and Mellows Bridge at the south to North King Street to the north. It intersects with a number of historically significant streets, such as Hendrick Street and Benburb Street. Where it meets North King Street, it merges with George's Lane which was widened in 2002. History The street dates from 1687, and is believed to have been named for Queen Elizabeth I (r. 1558–1603). Although it has been suggested that it may have been named for Catherine of Braganza Catherine of Braganza (; 25 November 1638 – 31 December 1705) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England, List of Scottish royal consorts, Scotland and Ireland during her marriage to Charles II of England, King Charles II, which la ... (queen consort 1662–1685). It is historically part of the city known as Oxmantown, and lies close to the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, Auckland
Queen Street is the major commercial thoroughfare in the Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The northern end is at Queens Wharf, Auckland, Queens Wharf on the Auckland waterfront, adjacent to the Britomart Transport Centre and the Auckland Ferry Terminal, Downtown Ferry Terminal. The road is close to straight, the southern end being almost three kilometres away in a south-southwesterly direction on the Karangahape Road ridge, close to the residential suburbs in the interior of the Auckland isthmus. Geography Named after Queen Victoria, Queen Street was an early development of the new town of Auckland (founded in 1840), although initially the main street was intended to be Shortland Street, Auckland, Shortland Street, running parallel to the shore of Commercial Bay. The early route of Queen Street led up the middle of a gully following the bank of the Waihorotiu Stream (later bounded in as the 'Charles Whybrow Ligar, Ligar Canal'). This canal was culverted beneat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street (Boston, Massachusetts)
Queen Street may refer to: Australia * Queen Street, Brisbane * Queen Street, Fremantle * Queen Street, Melbourne * Queen Street, Woollahra, Sydney Canada * Queen Street, Hamilton * Queen Street, Ottawa * Queen Street, Toronto * Queen Street East, Brampton (Peel Regional Road 107), in Brampton, Ontario * Queen Street West, Brampton (Peel Regional Road 6), in Brampton, Ontario United Kingdom England * Queen Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent * Queen Street, London, in the City of London * Queen Street, Mayfair, London * Queen Street, Oxford Scotland * Queen Street, Glasgow * Queen Street, Edinburgh Wales * Queen Street, Cardiff, Wales Other places * Queen Street (Boston, Massachusetts), a previous name of Court Street * Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand * Queen Street, Dublin, Ireland * Queen Street, Singapore See also * Queen Street station (other) * Great Queen Street Great Queen Street is a street in the West End of central London in England. It is a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, Cardiff
Cardiff city centre () is the city centre and central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bound by the River Taff to the west, the Civic Centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations – Central and Queen Street – to the south and east respectively. Cardiff became a city in 1905. The city centre in Cardiff consists of principal shopping streets: Queen Street, St. Mary's Street and the Hayes, as well as large shopping centres, and numerous arcades and lanes that house some smaller, specialized shops and boutiques. The city centre has undergone a number of redevelopment projects, including St. David's 2, which extended the shopping district southwards, creating 100 new stores and a flagship John Lewis, the only branch in Wales and the largest outside London. Compared to nearby cities, the new St David's Centre has more retail space than the whole of Newport or Swansea. In 2008–9, the annual footfall of shoppers was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, Edinburgh
Queen Street is the northernmost east-west street in Edinburgh's New Town, Edinburgh#The First New Town, First New Town. It begins in the east, at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. It links York Place, Edinburgh, York Place with the Moray Estate. It was named "Queen Street" after the British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and was so named on James Craig (architect), James Craig's plan of the New Town issued by the Town Council in 1768. Most early maps repeat this name but others misname it Queen's Street or Queens Street. History The street forms part of James Craig's plan of 1768 for a New Town to the north of Old Town, Edinburgh, Edinburgh's Old Town and the Nor Loch, North Loch. This had three main east-west streets: Princes Street; George Street, Edinburgh, George Street; and Queen Street. Queen Street was planned as a one-sided street, facing north over then fields towards the Firth of Forth. The first 30 metres beyond the road itself was originally laid o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, Glasgow
Queen Street is one of the major thoroughfares in the city of Glasgow, Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac .... The street runs north from Argyle Street (parallel to nearby Buchanan Street) until it reaches George Square at the junction with St. Vincent Street. Several local landmarks are located on this street including Royal Exchange Square, with the Gallery of Modern Art at the junction with Ingram Street. George Square is at the northern end of the street, as is Queen Street Station, the second busiest railway station in Glasgow. With several major streets in the city centre pedestrianised, Queen Street and Ingram Street form part of a major taxi and bus corridor for services travelling to the eastern and southern parts of the city. See also * 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, Oxford
Queen Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in central Oxford, England. UK. It is one-way (west to east) for buses and taxis, two-way for cyclists outside main shopping hours, and forbidden for cars. It runs west from the centre of Oxford at Carfax, Oxford, Carfax. Here it adjoins Cornmarket Street, Oxford, Cornmarket Street to the north (also pedestrianised), the High Street, Oxford, High Street continuing east, and St Aldate's, Oxford, St Aldate's to the south. Halfway along on the north side is an entrance to the Clarendon Centre, a shopping centre. At the western end is Bonn Square, named after the German city of Bonn with which Oxford is twinned, and the Westg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, London
Queen Street is a street in the City of London which runs between Upper Thames Street at its southern end to Cheapside in the north. The thoroughfares of Queen Street and King Street (a northward continuation of Queen Street beyond Cheapside) were newly laid out, cutting across more ancient routes in the City, following the Great Fire of London in 1666; they were the only notable new streets following the fire's destruction of much of the City. At the lower (southern) end of Queen Street is Southwark Bridge. The London Chamber of Commerce & Industry is located at No. 33. At the upper (northern) end the street crosses Cheapside and becomes King Street, which leads to Gresham Street and the Guildhall. This creates a direct route from the River Thames at Southwark Bridge up to the Guildhall. Queen Street meets the newer Queen Victoria Street as well as Cannon Street. Minor roads off the street include Skinners Lane (the home of the Worshipful Company of Skinners) and Cloak Lane. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Street, Fremantle
Queen Street is a street in Fremantle, Western Australia that crosses High Street, Fremantle, High Street at Kings Square, Fremantle, Kings Square, and is located away from and west of Queens Square, Fremantle, Queens Square. It is a separate street from Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle, Queen Victoria Street, which is located further north. The street is named after Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. It starts from near the Fremantle railway station and crosses Cantonment Street, Adelaide Street, Fremantle, Adelaide Street, High Street and finishes as a junction with Henderson and Holdsworth streets. Its extension in the 1920s was to facilitate improvements in road and tram routes. Queen Street was the address of the 7th Heavy Brigade artillery, and 35th Fortress Company of Engineers prior to the Second World War. See also Notes Queen Street, Fremantle, Streets in Fremantle {{WesternAustralia-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
