Brunswick Street is a main thoroughfare within the suburbs of
New Farm and
Fortitude Valley (known locally as the Valley) in
Brisbane
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, Australia. The street is not entirely roadway but is a
pedestrian mall
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for a hundred metres near its centre.
Brunswick Street Mall
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It is known as the major nightclub precinct in Brisbane, having many bars and clubs as well as restaurants located along its length. The McWhirters department store is situated on the corner of the Brunswick Street mall and Wickham Street.
One street to the west adjacent to the mall is their Chinatown
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. The heritage listed Corbett and Son Store and Coronet Flats were built along the street. The street is used for the Queensland Pride rally and march.
Major intersections
* Gregory Terrace
Gregory Terrace is a road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
Gregory Terrace commences at an intersection with Wickham Terrace and College Road in Spring Hill (). It travels in a north-easterly direction through Spring Hill, Fortit ...
* Water Street
* St Pauls Terrace
* Wickham Street
* Ann Street
* McLachlan Street
* Harcourt Street
* Kent Street
* Merthyr Road
* Oxlade Drive
Heritage listings
Brunswick Street has a number of heritage-listed
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sites, including:
* McWhirters
* 323–335 Brunswick Street: Royal George Hotel and Ruddle's Building
* 339 Brunswick Street: Empire Hotel
* 446–452 Brunswick Street: former Corbett and Son Store
* 483 Brunswick Street: Fortitude Valley Primitive Methodist Church
* 517 Brunswick Street: La Scala
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* 701 Brunswick Street: New Farm Cinemas
* New Farm Park
* Coronet Flats
See also
* List of road routes in Queensland
References
External links
{{Road infrastructure in Brisbane
Streets in Brisbane
Restaurant districts and streets in Australia
New Farm, Queensland
Fortitude Valley, Queensland