Hunter Street, Sydney

Hunter Street is a street in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. It runs from George Street in the west to Macquarie Street in the east. The street was originally named Bell Street. It is named after Governor Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales.[1]

A 2010 view of Hunter Street from George Street and as it appeared in the early 1900s

Hunter Street

Western end
Eastern end
Coordinates
  • 33°51′56″S 151°12′26″E (Western end)
  • 33°51′59″S 151°12′44″E (Eastern end)
General information
TypeStreet
Length800 m (0.5 mi)
Major junctions
Western endGeorge Street
Eastern endMacquarie Street
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Sydney

Hunter Street is perhaps most famous for housing the Frankie's Pizza By The Slice, a famous rock music bar and nightclub. Originally two-way throughout, in February 1987 the Pitt to George Street section was converted to one-way in a westerly direction.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Fowles, Joseph (1848). Sydney in 1848. Sydney, Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia.
  2. Changes to City Plan Effective February 8, 1987 Daily Telegraph 27 January 1987 page 15
  3. Work starts on new park street The Sun-Herald 8 February 1987 page 23
  4. Pitt Street mall Transit Australia May 1987 page 90

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