Liverpool Street is a street in the
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district (CBD) is the historical and main Central business district, commercial centre of Sydney. The CBD is Sydney's city centre, or Sydney City, and the two terms are used interchangeably. Colloquially, the CBD or ...
in New South Wales, Australia.
Liverpool Street runs east–west in the southern portion of the central business district and forms the southern boundary of
Hyde Park. At
Elizabeth Street traffic flows in a westerly direction only towards its western terminus at
Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour is a harbour and neighborhood adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that is made up of a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central busines ...
. From Elizabeth Street in an easterly direction, traffic flows both east and west where it reaches a major intersection at
Whitlam Square before continuing as a minor suburban street through
East Sydney and
Darlinghurst
Darlinghurst is an inner-city suburb in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Darlinghurst is located immediately east of the Sydney central business district (CBD) and Hyde Park, within the local government area of the Ci ...
, terminating at Boundary Street.
Developments
The
Downing Centre (that formerly housed department store
Mark Foy's Piazza Store) is a major court house complex on Liverpool Street, between Elizabeth Street and
Castlereagh Street
Castlereagh Street is a major street located in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The street runs north-to-south, in a One-way traffic, one way direction only.
Description
Castlereagh Street's northern terminu ...
.
is a large commercial and residential development which takes up a whole block, bounded by Liverpool Street,
George Street,
Goulburn Street
Goulburn Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Goulburn Street is in the southern portion of the Sydney central business district and runs from Darling Harbour and Chinatown in the west, t ...
and
Pitt Street. It features a shopping centre, hotel, office buildings and apartment towers. Liverpool Lane, off Liverpool Street, is part of World Square and features restaurants, cafés and take away shops.
Amongst the dining options available along Liverpool Street, there is an abundance of Spanish restaurants. The area has therefore gained recognition as Sydney's "Spanish Quarter".
Transport
The main entrance to
Museum railway station
Museum railway station is a New South Wales State Heritage Register, heritage-listed underground commuter rail railway station, station that is located on the City Circle route at the southern end of Hyde Park, Sydney, Hyde Park in the Sydney ...
is located on the corner of Liverpool street and Elizabeth Street. Other entrances and subways in Liverpool Street near the Downing Centre, provide links to the station.
Gallery
Image:SydneyMonorail1 gobeirne.jpg, Sydney Monorail above Liverpool Street before it was removed
Image:(1)Police_Courts_Sydney-1.jpg, Central Court
File:The Downing Centre.JPG, The Downing Centre, formerly Mark Foy's Piazza store
File:1-Liverpool_Street_building.JPG, Commercial building in Victorian style
File:(1)Kent_House_Liverpool_Street.jpg, Kent House
See also
*
Lanes and alleyways of Sydney
References
External links
{{Streets of Sydney Australia