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Victoria Street (Ottawa)
Victoria Street may refer to: Streets Australia * Victoria Street, East Sydney * Victoria Street railway station, New South Wales * Victoria Street, Melbourne, Victoria * Victoria Street railway station, Perth Canada * Victoria Street, Kitchener, Ontario * Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario; see Kitchener station * Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC * Victoria Street, Osgoode Township, Osgoode, Ontario (Ottawa Road 6) Malaysia * Victoria Street, Penang; a List of streets in George Town, Penang, street in George Town, Penang New Zealand * Victoria Street, Auckland * Victoria Street, Christchurch Singapore * Victoria Street, Singapore United Kingdom * Victoria Street, Bristol, England; see * Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland * Victoria Street, Liverpool, England * Victoria Street, London, England * Victoria Street, Wolverhampton, England United States * Victoria Street, Carson, California Other uses *One of several adjacent streets connecting to Coronation Street on the televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Street, East Sydney
Victoria Street is a suburban street located in the inner eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. From south to north, Victoria Street goes through the suburbs of Darlinghurst, Potts Point and the locality of Kings Cross. It is in length.Map 4, Gregory's Street Directory, 2002 (Gregory's Pub. Co.) In the section in Darlinghurst, the street is one-way, from north to south only. Description At its southern end, Victoria Street starts at Oxford Street, Darlinghurst. It goes north through the locality of Kings Cross, where it forms a large intersection with Darlinghurst Road. Further north, it continues through Potts Point to terminate at Grantham Street, above Woolloomooloo Bay. The street is a mixture of residential and commercial buildings, with a number of old, Victorian homes that have been converted to backpackers' hostels. Between Earl Street and Grantham Street, Potts Point, the some buildings on both sides o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Street, Singapore
Victoria Street () is a major two-way road in Singapore. It links Kallang Road in the northeast with Hill Street in the southwest. En route, Victoria Street passes through the planning areas of Kallang, Rochor, Downtown Core and Museum. Landmarks Victoria Street passes through the historic districts of Kampong Glam, Bugis and Bras Basah. Notable landmarks along the road include (from north to south): *Hotel Boss * Masjid Malabar *Victoria Street Wholesale Centre near Ophir Road and Arab Street * Bugis Street *Bugis Junction *National Library building *Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Middle Road campus * Saint Joseph's Church, a national monument *Bras Basah Complex *Singapore Management University, Administration building and Lee Kong Chian School of Business *Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, a national monument *Former CHIJ which has been turned into a popular entertainment venue called CHIJMES, now a national monument *Bugis+ Bugis+ (pronounced as Bugis Plus), formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Victoria Street (other)
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Queen Victoria Street may refer to: *Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle, Western Australia *Queen Victoria Street, Hong Kong *Queen Victoria Street, London *Queen Victoria Street, Reading, Berkshire See also * List of places named after Queen Victoria * Victoria Avenue (other) * Victoria Street (other) Victoria Street may refer to: Streets Australia * Victoria Street, East Sydney * Victoria Street railway station, New South Wales * Victoria Street, Melbourne, Victoria * Victoria Street railway station, Perth Canada * Victoria Street, Kitchener, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places Named After Queen Victoria
Many places which were once in the former British Empire were named after the British monarch who reigned over it for the greater part of its most dominant period, Queen Victoria. As such, Victoria is one of the most commemorated individuals in place-names around the world. Other places that have the name "Victoria", without the association with Queen Victoria, tend to be derived from the Spanish language-word for 'victory', see Victoria (other). Commonwealth Australia Australian Capital Territory *Queen Victoria Terrace, Canberra New South Wales * Queens Park, the urban park **, the Sydney suburb located adjacent to the urban park * Queen's Square, Sydney **Statue of Queen Victoria by Joseph Boehm *Queen Victoria Building, Sydney **Statue of Queen Victoria, Sydney *Queen Victoria Street, Bexley *Queen Victoria Street, Drummoyne *Victoria Street, Ashfield **One Victoria (1-7 Victoria St) *Victoria Bridge (Penrith) * Victoria Bridge, Picton *Victoria Road, Sydney Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Originally broadcast twice weekly, the series began airing six times a week in 2017. The programme was conceived by scriptwriter Tony Warren. Warren's initial proposal was rejected by the station's founder Sidney Bernstein, but he was persuaded by producer Harry Elton to produce the programme for 13 pilot episodes, and the show has since become a significant part of English culture. ''Coronation Street'' is made by ITV Granada at MediaCityUK and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. In 2010, upon its 50th anniversary, the series was recognised by Guinness World Records, as the world's longest-running television soap opera. Initially influenced by the conventions of kitchen sink realism, ''Coronation Street'' is noted for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International Airport. Incorporated on February 20, 1968, Carson is the newest municipality in the South Bay region of Metropolitan Los Angeles. The city is locally known for its plurality of Filipino-Americans and immigrants. As of 2019, it was estimated that the city had a population of 91,394. History The year 1921 marked the first drilling for oil at Dominguez Hill, on the northwest side of the Rancho San Pedro (also called Rancho Domínguez), site of the famous battle during the Mexican–American War called the Battle of Rancho Domínguez in 1846. The mineral rights to this property were owned by Carson Estate Company, the Hellman Family, the Dominguez Estate Company, and the Burnham Exploration Company of Frederick Russell Burnham. On September 7, 1923, Burnham Exploration partneri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians". Historically part of Staffordshire, the city grew initially as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the service sector. Toponym The city is named after Wulfrun, who founded the town in 985, from the Anglo-Saxon ''Wulfrūnehēantūn'' ("Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm"). Before the Norman Conquest, the area's name appears only as variants of ''Heantune'' or ''Hamtun'', the prefix ''Wulfrun'' or similar appearing in 1070 and thereafter. Alternatively, the city ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Street, London
Victoria is an area of Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street. The name is used to describe streets adjoining or nearly adjoining the station, including Victoria Street, Buckingham Palace Road, Wilton Road, Grosvenor Gardens, and Vauxhall Bridge Road. Victoria consists predominantly of commercial property and private and social housing, with retail uses along the main streets. The area contains one of the busiest transport interchanges in London and the United Kingdom, including the listed railway station and the underground station, as well as Terminus Place, which is a major hub for bus and taxi services. Victoria Coach Station, 900 yards (800 metres) southwest of the railway station, provides road-coach services to long-distance UK and continental destinations. Victoria Street runs on an east–west axis from Victoria station to Broad Sanctuary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million. On the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207, a city in 1880, and a county borough independent of the newly-created Lancashire County Council in 1889. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton, merchants were involved in the slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. It was also home to both the Cunard and White Star Lines, and was the port of registry of the ocean li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Street, Christchurch
Victoria Street is a road in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It runs from the intersection of Papanui Road and Bealey Avenue in the north-west, and terminates in the south-east at the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. One of the two diagonal roads that break the original grid plan (the other being High Street), it was very important in the development of Christchurch. Geography Victoria St runs for roughly from north-west to south-east towards the centre of Christchurch. It stops at Kilmore and Durham Streets, which form the boundary of Victoria Square. There is a slight deviation in direction at the intersection of Salisbury and Montreal Streets. Originally, the street began at the intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets and went through what is now Victoria Square, including a crossing of the Avon River on what is now known as the Hamish Hay Bridge. History Victoria Square is one of four squares located in the Christchurch Central City. It is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Street Railway Station, New South Wales
Victoria Street railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Victoria Street area of East Maitland. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History It opened on 5 April 1857. It is in about the same location as the first East Maitland station and marked the temporary terminus of the railway from Newcastle while the bridge over Wallis Creek was built. From 1906 to 1926 it was also an interchange station with the steam tramway line that ran from West to East Maitland. The present building was built in 1877 and in 1914 the single platform was converted to an island platform and a footbridge added when the line was duplicated. The station footbridge was added along with the island conversion in 1914. From 2017 to 2018, under the Transport Access Program, Victoria Street Station received three new lifts, new canopies and signage, bike racks and improvemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
