Smith Street is a major
street in the
Darwin Central Business district of
Darwin,
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
,
Australia. Smith Street is named after A. H. Smith who was the first surveyor in charge of party number 3 of
George Goyder in 1869. Smith Street runs 4.5 kilometres in a north-west to south-east direction on the western side of the
Darwin CBD. The street intersects with Daly Street, Knuckey Street and terminates with The Esplanade.
Shopping precinct
Smith Street is a major retail
shopping precinct along with the rest of the
Darwin CBD. It is the second largest shopping centre in
Darwin with the largest being
Casuarina Square.
A central feature of Smith Street Mall is a pedestrian only strip between Knuckey Street and Bennett Street. Smith Street features a variety of stores centred on the mall including new
Coles Supermarket
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Founded in 1914 in Collingwood by George Coles, Coles operates ...
and
Woolworths Supermarket
Woolworths Supermarkets (colloquially known in Australia as "Woolies") is an Australian chain of supermarkets and grocery stores owned by Woolworths Group. Founded in 1924, Woolworths today is Australia's biggest supermarket chain with a ma ...
and more than 200 specialty shops.
Tourist attractions
An attraction within Smith Street is the historic
Victoria Hotel built in 1894. It was badly damaged by cyclones in 1897, 1937 and in
1974. At the end of the Mall at Bennett Street is
State Square
State Square was the central square of antebellum Atlanta, Georgia. The original Atlanta Union Depot designed by Edward A. Vincent stood in the middle of the square. The square was bounded by Marietta Street (now Decatur Street) on the northeast ...
where the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
Parliament House and
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory are located.
The Galleria Arcade is located in the Smith Street Mall and is one of the largest side arcades in
Darwin
See also
References
External links
Smith Street Mall
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Roads in Darwin, Northern Territory
Shopping districts and streets in Australia
Tourist attractions in Darwin, Northern Territory
Shopping centres in Darwin, Northern Territory
Pedestrian malls in Australia