Franklin Street is a main street in the centre of

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Extent

Franklin Street terminates at its western end at

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. The eastern end merges into the northern edge of Victoria Square and continues across King William Street as Flinders Street. Map
of the

CBD,

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and the

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History

The street was named on 23 May 1837 in honour of

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explorer and

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. Rev.

James Maughan Rev. James Maughan (October 1826 – 8 March 1871) was a Methodist minister in Adelaide, South Australia. His name was commemorated in the Maughan Church, Franklin Street, which has since been demolished. Biography James Maughan was born at ...

founded the Methodist New Connection in Flinders Street, which as of 1922 was the Central Mission. The Maughan Uniting Church, built in 1965, was demolished in 2016.

2011 redevelopment

In 2011, the street commenced a mid-scale redevelopment of four major buildings: * 50m 71-83 Franklin Street pproved-2014* 67m 42-56 Franklin Street pproved-2013* 72m City Central 8 /C- 2012* 73m 58-76 Franklin Street /C-2014

Tesla superchargers

In 2017, the first

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s in

were installed in Franklin Street, , along with generic vehicle chargers> This completed an Australian Tesla charging network that stretches as far as the

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, over away.

Notable buildings

Franklin Street is the location of the

Adelaide General Post Office General Post Office, a colonial-era building situated on 141 King William Street on the north-west corner of King William Street and Victoria Square, is the former General Post Office for South Australia, Australia, Postal services operated fr ...

, Eynesbury Senior College, the

Adelaide Central bus station Adelaide Central bus station is Adelaide's main terminus for long distance coach services. It is located on Franklin Street. History Terminal 1 of the Adelaide Central bus station was opened in September 1969 on the corner of Franklin and B ...

, and various companies.

Gallery

File:AdelaideGPO.jpeg ,

Adelaide GPO General Post Office, a colonial-era building situated on 141 King William Street on the north-west corner of King William Street and Victoria Square, is the former General Post Office for South Australia, Australia, Postal services operated fr ...

File:Eynesbury.JPG , Eynesbury College File:Maughan Church, Adelaide photograph by Ernest Gall.jpg , Maughan Church, 1896 File:Maughan uniting church.JPG , Maughan Church, 2010 (built 1965) Image:Maughan Church, Adelaide.jpg , Maughan Uniting Church, 2014 File:OIC adelaide CBD 1914 publishers.jpg , Publishers Limited, 2012 (built 1914) Image:Tesla FranklinStAdl.png ,

References

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