The East End is a part of the

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

central business district, in the north-east corner of the

Adelaide city centre Adelaide city centre () is the inner city locality of Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is known by locals simply as "the City" or "Town" to distinguish it from Greater Adelaide and from the City of Adelaide l ...

. This area is a popular office and retail district and has an increasing residential interest from the building of high-density luxury apartments in the area.

Description

The retail centre of the East End is Rundle Street. Although the area is not officially demarcated, its approximate boundaries are North Terrace,

East Terrace East Terrace is a road that marks the eastern edge of the Adelaide city centre in Adelaide, South Australia. Description East Terrace is one of the main north–south thoroughfares through the east side of the city. Although the terrace esse ...

, Pulteney Street and Flinders Street. It is also sometimes stated as including parts of

Kent Town Kent Town is an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters local government area. History Kent Town was named for Benjamin Archer Kent (1808 – 25 November 1864), a medical practition ...

and parklands locations such as the

Adelaide Botanic Gardens The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a public garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands. It encompasses a fenced garden on North Terrace (between Lot Fourteen, the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital ...

, Rymill Park and the

National Wine Centre of Australia The National Wine Centre of Australia (commonly the "Wine Centre") is a public exhibition building about winemaking and its industry in South Australia, opened in 2001. It contains an interactive permanent exhibition of winemaking, introducing ...

. Other major streets are Frome Street,

Grenfell Street Grenfell Street () is a major street in the north-east quarter of the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. The street runs west-east from King William Street to East Terrace. Its intersection with Pulteney Street is formed by Hindmarsh Squa ...

and

Pirie Street Pirie Street is a road on the east side of the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. It runs east–west, between East Terrace and King William Street. After crossing King William Street, it continues as Waymouth Street. It forms the south ...

. The area is bounded by parklands on the north and east sides, with the west side being mostly bounded by

Hindmarsh Square Hindmarsh Square/Mukata (formerly Mogata) is one of five public squares in the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. It is located in the centre of the north-eastern quarter of the city, and surrounds the intersection of Grenfell and Pulten ...

Market redevelopment

The eastern end of Rundle Street, with a frontage along East Terrace, was the site of Adelaide's original fruit and vegetable wholesale markets, known as the Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange. The markets closed in the 1980s and, after a long and controversial decision-making process involving some government funding, the Garden East (or East End Astoria) apartment development was built. This was the start of a growing number of prestige apartment buildings in the area. "Building D" was designed by Woods Bagot around 1999. Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange Building Adelaide

Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange Building Adelaide

Events

The East End is a popular spot in Adelaide for large events. These include: *The

Adelaide Fringe Adelaide Fringe, formerly Adelaide Fringe Festival, is Australia’s biggest arts festival and is the world's second-largest annual arts festival (after the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Between ...

*The preliminary stage (stage 0) of the

Tour Down Under The Tour Down Under (currently branded as the Santos Tour Down Under for sponsorship reasons) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and UCI Women’s WorldTour ...

. Called the Jacob's Creek Down Under Classic, stage 0 it is a street circuit bicycle race around the four sides of Rymill Park *The cross-country stage of the Adelaide Horse Trials runs through the parklands and is free entry to all. *The

Adelaide Street Circuit The Adelaide Street Circuit (also known as the Adelaide Parklands Circuit) is a temporary street circuit in the Adelaide Parklands, East Parklands adjacent to the Adelaide central business district in South Australia, Australia. The "Grand Pr ...

, used for the Adelaide 500, runs through the East End.

Description

Market redevelopment

Events

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Further reading