Park Street, Sydney Explained

Urban:	yes
Road Name:	Park Street
State:	nsw
Type:	street
Use Lga Map:	yes
Alternative Location Map:	Australia Sydney central
Length:	0.5
Direction A:	Western
Direction B:	Eastern
End A:	Druitt Street
End B:	William Street
Coordinates A:	-33.873°N 151.207°W
Coordinates B:	-33.8737°N 151.2126°W
Pushpin Label Position A:	left
Pushpin Label Position B:	right
Exits:	George Street Pitt Street Castlereagh Street Elizabeth Street College Street
Lga:	City of Sydney
Through:	Sydney CBD

Park Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It runs from George Street in the west to College Street in the east, where it becomes William Street.^[1]

Description

Park Street bisects Hyde Park, hence its name.Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and its successor, Consolidated Media Holdings, had their corporate headquarters at 54 Park Street.^[2]

An electric tramway once ran down Park Street between Elizabeth and College Streets. It was removed in 1960.

External links

• Web site: Poverty Point [corner of Park and Pitt Streets] ]. 28 September 2015 . Shirley Fitzgerald - City of Sydney History Unit . 2008 . Dictionary of Sydney. [CC-By-SA]

Notes and References

1. Gregory's Sydney Street Directory (2002) Maps 3–4
2. Web site: James Packer's ConsMedia sells Park Street head office in Sydney to AMP Capital Investors. 25 August 2009. 5 April 2011.