Edward Street, Brisbane

Edward Street is a busy thoroughfare in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is a one-way street located between Albert Street and Creek Street, and runs from Upper Edward Street to Alice Street.^[1] It is named after Edward VII of the United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]}

Youngs Building along Edward street at the intersection with Mary Street

Queen Street Mall at the Edward Street and Queen Street intersection

Map of Brisbane CBD.

A number of prominent Brisbane landmarks are situated on Edward Street. The Central Station, the Queen Street Mall, the Metro Arts Theatre and the City Botanic Gardens can be accessed from Edward Street.

A number of Brisbane CBD shopping centres have entrances from Edward Street. These include QueensPlaza, Wintergarden, MacArthur Central, ANZAC Square Arcade and Rowes Arcade.

History

In 1866 a Baptist Church opened in Edward Street.^[2][3]

Heritage listings

 

The People's Palace

 

Pioneer House, 2019

 

Invicta House, 2015

 

Embassy Hotel, 2015

There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Edward Street, including:

• 2 Edward Street: Old Mineral House^[4]
• 3 Edward Street: former Naval Offices^[5]
• 32 Edward Street: Smellie's Building^[6]
• 39 Edward Street: former Port Office^[7]
• 40 Edward Street: Port Office Hotel^[8]
• 41 Edward Street: South East Queensland Water Board Building^[9]
• 47–51 Edward Street: Spencers Building^[10]
• 93–103 Edward Street: Youngs Building^[11]
• 104 Edward Street: former Henry Box & Son – Coachbuilders Building^[12]
• 109–117 Edward Street: Metro Arts Theatre^[13]
• 127 Edward Street: Victory Hotel^[14]
• 131 Edward Street: The Exchange Hotel (also known as Stock Exchange Hotel)^[15]
• 149 Edward Street: Catholic Centre^[16]
• 166 Edward Street: Pioneer House^[17]
• 172 Edward Street: Invicta House^[18]
• 178 Edward Street: Embassy Hotel^[19]
• 206 Edward Street: Tattersalls Club^[20]
• 235 Edward Street: Rowes Building^[21]
• 237 Edward Street: Rothwells Building^[22]
• 308 Edward Street: People's Palace^[23]
• Edward Street: City Electric & Light (CEL) Company Manhole Cover^[24]

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 shopping mall, the café's fittings were removed and stored.^[25] In 2013, the café was re-established using the original fittings within Brisbane City Hall.^[26]

A number of Greek owned and run cafes also featured in Edward Street during the twentieth century.^[27] 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-11pm opening hours. The Garden of Roses Cafe featured German and French chefs, and offered a European range of delicacies^[28][29] The artist Lloyd Rees reflected on the special favour it was to visit The Garden of Roses Cafe in his autobiography.^[30] 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

 

Chanel Store at Queens Plaza

 

Ralph Lauren Store, Edward Street, Brisbane City

 

Oroton's Brisbane Flagship

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 Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tiffany & Co., Paspaley and Burberry. MacArthur Central has Ralph Lauren, Oroton, Rhodes & Beckett and Tag Heuer. 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 Apple Store. The proposal was approved by the Brisbane City Council in May 2011, with the store opening in January 2014.^[31]

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 Gucci 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. Hermes operate a two-storey flagship on the corner of Edward St and Elizabeth St, diagonally opposite Omega, will open a flagship in late 2018 at this intersection. Tag Heuer 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
• Charlotte Street
• Elizabeth Street
• Queen Street
• Adelaide Street
• Ann Street
• Turbot Street
• Wickham Terrace

See also

  Australian Roads portal

• 144 Edward Street, Brisbane

References

1. Edward Street – Google Maps
2. "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
3. "1866 Edward Street". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
4. "Old Mineral House (entry 600092)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
5. "Naval Offices (former), Brisbane (entry 600101)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
6. "Smellie's Building (entry 600097)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
7. "The Port Office (entry 600088)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
8. "Port Office Hotel (entry 600098)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
9. "South East Queensland Water Board Building (entry 600099)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
10. "Spencers Building (entry 600100)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
11. "93–103 Edward Street (entry 600102)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
12. "Henry Box & Son – Coachbuilders Building (former)". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
13. "109 Edward Street (entry 600090)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
14. "Victory Hotel". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
15. "The Exchange Hotel". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
16. "Catholic Centre (entry 600091)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
17. "Pioneer House". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
18. "Invicta House". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
19. "Embassy Hotel". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
20. "Tattersalls Club (entry 600093)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
21. "Rowes Building (entry 600095)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
22. "Rothwells Building (entry 600094)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
23. "People's Palace (entry 600096)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
24. "City Electric & Light (CEL) Company Manhole Cover". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
25. "Shingle Inn". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
26. "Shingle Inn City Hall Opens in Brisbane". Shingle Inn. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
27. "Theo and Maude Andronicos: Trouble in Edward Street". Greek Cafés in Brisbane: at the State Library of Queensland we are unearthing stories of Brisbane’s Greek cafés, milk bars and oyster saloons. Be part of this exciting Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame project by sharing your memories, photographs and family stories with Dr Toni Risson. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
28. Conomos, Denis A. (1993). Early Greek eating places In Fisher, R and Shaw, B. Brisbane: the ethnic presence since the 1850s. Brisbane History Group.
29. Fisher, Rod (1987). Brisbane during the festive season: a dialogue with the colonial dead In Whitmore, R. Brisbane: people, places and pageantry. Brisbane History Group.
30. Rees, Lloyd (1985). Peaks and valleys: an autobiography. Collins.
31. Apple takes large bite in Brisbane

External links

• Edward Street Location

External links

  Media related to Edward Street, Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons

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