Liverpool Street is a street in the
Hobart City Centre, in the state of
Tasmania
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It runs parallel to Macquarie and Davey Streets from
Brooker Avenue in the north, then southward through the central section of the CBD where it crosses Campbell Street, Argyle Street, Murray Street and
Elizabeth Street, and then on to the south end of the city centre.
It was well photographed at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.
Historically locals referred to the "west end" of Hobart's CBD when frequenting the cinema or theatre along Liverpool Street, which was home to the
Odeon Theatre and His Majesty’s Theatre.
Village Cinemas
Village Cinemas is an Australian-based multinational movie theater, film exhibition brand that mainly shows blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster, mainstream, children's film, children and family films and some arthouse, foreign language fil ...
capitalised on this in 1976, naming Tasmania's first multiplex on nearby
Collins Street the ''West End Twin''.
Royal Hobart Hospital
The Royal Hobart Hospital is a public hospital in the Hobart CBD, Tasmania, Australia. The hospital also functions as a teaching hospital in co-operation with the University of Tasmania. The hospital's research facilities are known as the Roya ...
is located on its eastern side, near Brooker Avenue.
It has had in the past hotels, like Harringtons, on the corner of Liverpool and Harrington Street.
On 22 September 2007 fire destroyed the historic
Myer
Myer (stylised MYER, sometimes known as Myers) is an Australia, Australian mid-range to upscale department store chain. It trades in all Australian states and one of Australia's two self-governing territories. Myer retails a broad range of ...
building. In November 2014 construction started on the site.
On 26 November 2015 stage 1 of the new Myer store opened. During construction of stage 1 at Myer Liverpool Street between Murray Street and Elizabeth Street was changed from two lanes to one lane.
Liverpool Street tram line
Between 1893 - 1958, trams operated along the
Liverpool Street line. Commencing at the
Hobart Railway Station, the line travelled up Liverpool Street through Hobart CBD, before beginning to climb westwards into the foothills of
kunanyi / Mount Wellington
Mount Wellington (officially kunanyi / Mount Wellington ()) is a mountain in the southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the summit of the Wellington Range and is within Wellington Park reserve. Hobart, Tasmania's capital city, is located at t ...
. It was a double track to Warwick Street, except for two sections where the curve or narrowness of the road required a single contraflow section of track.
This line was exceptionally heavily used, and during peak hour traffic, it was usual for two cars to run each scheduled service. On certain occasions, even three cars were operated in conjunction for the run as far as Warwick Street.
The Liverpool Street line crossed the Elizabeth Street line on the level at the junction which is now the northern end of the
Elizabeth Street Mall
Elizabeth Street Mall is a pedestrian street mall in Hobart, Tasmania. It is located on Elizabeth Street between Collins Street and Liverpool Street. It is the largest shopping area in the Hobart city centre. It is also a busy meeting place ...
, but its only connection to the rest of the network was a single line in Park and lower Macquarie Streets in front of the Hobart tram depot.
Notes
Streets in Hobart
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