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Edward Street is a busy thoroughfare in the
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,
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, Australia. It is a one-way street located between Albert Street and Creek Street, and runs from Upper Edward Street to Alice Street. It is named after
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. A number of prominent Brisbane landmarks are situated on Edward Street. The
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, the
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, the Metro Arts Theatre and the
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can be accessed from Edward Street. A number of Brisbane CBD shopping centres have entrances from Edward Street. These include
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, Wintergarden,
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, ANZAC Square Arcade and Rowes Arcade.


History

In 1866 a Baptist Church opened in Edward Street.


Heritage listings

There are a number of
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sites in Edward Street, including: * 2 Edward Street: Old Mineral House * 3 Edward Street: former Naval Offices * 32 Edward Street: Smellie's Building * 39 Edward Street: former Port Office * 40 Edward Street: Port Office Hotel * 41 Edward Street: South East Queensland Water Board Building * 47–51 Edward Street: Spencers Building * 93–103 Edward Street: Youngs Building * 104 Edward Street: former Henry Box & Son – Coachbuilders Building * 109–117 Edward Street: Metro Arts Theatre * 127 Edward Street: Victory Hotel * 131 Edward Street: The Exchange Hotel (also known as Stock Exchange Hotel) * 149 Edward Street: Catholic Centre * 166 Edward Street: Pioneer House * 172 Edward Street: Invicta House * 178 Edward Street: Embassy Hotel * 206 Edward Street: Tattersalls Club * 235 Edward Street: Rowes Building * 237 Edward Street: Rothwells Building * 308 Edward Street: People's Palace * Edward Street: City Electric & Light (CEL) Company Manhole Cover


Cafes of Edward Street

The Shingle Inn at 254 Edward Street was a listed heritage café. When the building was demolished in 2002 to make way for the
QueensPlaza QueensPlaza is an upmarket shopping centre located in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia, with frontages on Adelaide Street, Queen Street Mall, and Edward Street. Built by Besix Watpac, construction began in Septe ...
shopping mall, the café's fittings were removed and stored. In 2013, the café was re-established using the original fittings within
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. A number of Greek owned and run cafes also featured in Edward Street during the twentieth century. Ellisos Cafe, owned by Con Tsiros ran from 1914–1923. Next door to this cafe Tsiros also opened The Garden of Roses Cafe at 242 Edward Street which ran from 1915–1928 and later The Continental Cafe. They served a clientele who enjoyed the 7am to 11pm opening hours. The Garden of Roses Cafe featured German and French chefs, and offered a European range of delicacies The artist Lloyd Rees reflected on the special favour it was to visit The Garden of Roses Cafe in his autobiography. Many of the stores featured Art Deco finishes.


Luxury shopping

Edward Street is the central avenue in Brisbane's upmarket shopping district. Many national and international fashion, jewellery and homewares stores have boutiques on Edward Street.


History of Edward Street shopping

Edward Street is home to Brisbane's luxury fashion and jewellery brands, with many shopping centres having high-end precincts that front onto Edward St, as well as stand-alone stores. QueensPlaza's Edward Street frontage has the likes of
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Chanel Chanel ( , ) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. It is privately owned by French brothers, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, through the holding company Chanel Limited, established in 2018 and headquarte ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo Salvatore Ferragamo (5 June 1898 – 7 August 1960) was an Italian shoe designer and the founder of luxury goods high-end retailer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. An innovative shoe designer, Salvatore Ferragamo established a reputation in the 1930 ...
, Tiffany & Co.,
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and
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. MacArthur Central has
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, Oroton, Rhodes & Beckett and
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. Other brands have boutiques located further down towards the Botanic Gardens. In April 2011, it was announced that the former Dymocks store in the heritage listed MacArthur Chambers would be redeveloped into an
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. The proposal was approved by the Brisbane City Council in May 2011, with the store opening in January 2014.Apple takes large bite in Brisbane
/ref> The stretch between Queen Street and Elizabeth Street holds other well known luxury brands, with super-luxury Australian jeweller Canturi having his only Brisbane salon in the Tattersalls Arcade, opposite French leather making Longchamp. Also in this stretch are
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and Australian luxury handbag maker Oroton, which re-opened their flagship Brisbane store in late 2012. The corner of Edward Street and Elizabeth Street is particularly prestigious.
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operate a two-storey flagship on the corner of Edward St and Elizabeth St, diagonally opposite
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, will open a flagship in late 2018 at this intersection.
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also operate a store on that corner, while Cartier operate its largest Australian store on the remaining corner spot, taking two levels of a heritage building. In late July 2012 Mont Blanc opened their new boutique next to Hermes, after closing their Queens Plaza store. In December 2012, Singapore-based luxury timepiece retailer The Hour Glass opened their fourth Australian store on Edward Street, next to Mont Blanc. In April 2013 Ermenegildo Zegna opened a two-storey boutique on the street. Other stores in the vicinity include Italian menswear specialist Canali, Brisbane-based menswear department store Mitchell Ogilvie, and Australian menswear specialist The Cloakroom.


Major intersections

* Alice Street * Margaret Street * Mary Street *
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* Elizabeth Street * Queen Street * Adelaide Street * Ann Street * Turbot Street *
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See also

* 144 Edward Street, Brisbane


References


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Edward Street Location


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