Albert Street is a street in the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. It was named after

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, the Prince Consort of

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of the United Kingdom. Albert Street railway station is being built directly beneath the street and is expected to open in 2024. The station precinct includes partial road closures as planned in the 2014 City Centre Master Plan, for the creation of a new public space.

Geography

The street forms a key city axis. The southern part of Albert Street is low-lying and prone to flooding; it was part of the historic

Frog's Hollow Frog's Hollow was a historic neighbourhood in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It was a colloquial name used for the low-lying land surrounding the intersection of Albert Street and Margaret Street. Geography Alt ...

district. The

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has a vision to turn Albert Street into a subtropical

boulevard A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway. Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls. In American usage, boulevards may b ...

linking the Roma Street Parklands and Wickham Park with the City Botanic Gardens. In the 2014 City Centre Master Plan, Albert Street is marked as a park to park link. In the plan the street aims to cater for casual outdoor dining as well as pedestrian access to large scale events at the

King George Square King George Square is a public square located between Adelaide Street and Ann Street (and between two sections of Albert Street) in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Brisbane City Hall is adjacent to the square. On 1 January 2004, King ...

and Riverstage.

History

Albert Street is one of the earliest streets in Brisbane. Albert Hall was an entertainment venue from 1901 to 1969 on the north side of Albert Street between Ann Street and Turbot Street, to the left of Albert Street Methodist (now Uniting) Church. Albert Hall was replaced by the SGIO / Suncorp Building. Albert Street originally ran from Alice Street to

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. The section between Adelaide Street and Ann Street was closed to traffic in 1968 and now forms part of

in front of Brisbane City Hall. The section of Albert Street between Queen Street Mall and Adelaide Street has now been converted into part of the Mall, in connection with the busway tunnel from the

Queen Street bus station Queen Street bus station is the primary bus terminus in Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia. It is underneath The Myer Centre, Brisbane, The Myer Centre and Queen Street Mall. It opened on 26 March 1988. At the time it ...

to the

King George Square busway station King George Square busway station is located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia serving the Brisbane central business district. It is located beneath King George Square and marks the start of the Northern Busway. The station has twelve stops ...

. An underground

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is expected to open in Albert Street in 2024 as part of the Cross River Rail project. In the 1940s, an American soldier batooned and injured his Australian counterpart here.Raymond Evans and Jacqui Donegan, "The Battle of Brisbane", ''Politics and Culture''.

Heritage listings

Albert Street has a number of

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sites, including: * Upper Albert Street: Albert Park (South) Air Raid Shelter * 167 Albert Street: Perry House * 319 Albert Street:

Albert Street Uniting Church Albert Street Uniting Church is a heritage-listed church at 319 Albert Street (on the corner of Ann Street), Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Henry Male Addison and built from 1888 to 188 ...

Other notable buildings

At 102 Albert Street, the site of the now demolished Brisbane Festival Hall, is Festival Towers, an apartment building offering short-term accommodation. 123 Albert Street is an office building that was completed in 2011. It has achieved 6 stars on the Green Star environmental rating.

Gallery

Image:Albert Street Brisbane 1883.jpg, Albert Street circa 1883 Image:Queen-Street-Bus-station-Albert-Street-entrance-exit.jpg, The former Albert Street exit portal for the

, which has now been converted into part of the Mall. Image:The-Myer-Centre-Brisbane.jpg, The Myer Centre entrance at the intersection of Albert Street and Elizabeth Street, and the Queen Street Mall File:Albert Street Uniting Church, Brisbane 03.jpg, Albert Street Uniting Church

Major intersections

* Alice Street * Margaret Street * Mary Street *

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* Elizabeth Street * Queen Street * Adelaide Street * Ann Street * Turbot Street *

References

External links

{{Road infrastructure in Brisbane Streets in Brisbane Brisbane central business district