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Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange Building Adelaide

East Terrace marks the eastern edge of the

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. It is one of the main north–south thoroughfares through the east side of the city. Although the terrace essentially runs north–south between North Terrace and

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, unlike Adelaide's other three terraces, its path is far from a straight line; travelling the entire length of East Terrace requires turning at

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s at most intersections from

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 souther ...

onwards. These days however, the traffic flow, after a swerve to the east between Grenfell and Pirie Streets, continues southwards over the Pirie intersection into

Hutt Street Hutt Street is the easternmost of the five major north–south roads running through the City of Adelaide. It runs from Pirie Street to South Terrace, from where it continues south as Hutt Road. Flanked by leafy side streets with many late 19t ...

and on down to South Terrace. After crossing South Terrace, East Terrace continues through the parklands as Beaumont Road, but unlike other roads through the parklands it is not a thoroughfare; there is a break in the middle of it. The terrace marks the eastern edge of

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's plan for the

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. Between

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and North Terrace, it also forms the boundary of Adelaide's

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. East Terrace separates the city centre from the eastern parts of the Parklands, running adjacent to Parks 13 (

Rundle Park / Kadlitpina Rundle Park / Kadlitpina (formerly spelt Kadlitpinna), also known as Park 13, is a part of the Adelaide Park Lands in Adelaide, South Australia. It was known as Rundle Park until its Kaurna name was assigned as part of the dual naming initiative ...

), 14 (

Rymill Park Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (previously spelt Mullawirraburka), and numbered as Park 14, is a recreation park located in the East Park Lands of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. There is an artificial lake with rowboats for hire, a ...

), 15 (Ityamaiitpinna), and 16 (

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). The western edge of the terrace is occupied by shops, restaurants, cafes, office buildings, professional, consulting and medical practises, residences, a school, and a number of churches and pubs. Since July 2012, a dedicated

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in both directions has existed between Grenfell Street and North Terrace.

Historic buildings

On the corner of Grenfell Street and East Terrace there is the old

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building. Much of the building now houses the

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, facing Grenfell Street (which was

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on the

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in November 1984), but the old

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s face East Terrace. There is an "Historic Engineering Plaque" on a ground level

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just east of the north-east corner of the Tandanya building, which was dedicated by the

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, the

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and the

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on 6 April 1995.

Historic buildings

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