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George Street is a main street located in the Brisbane CBD in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. A major thoroughfare, George Street connects to the Queensland University of Technology as well as the state Botanical Gardens, to the commercial centre of Brisbane, Queen Street and Queen Street Mall.
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- 3603 casino towers 151 george street brisbane brisbane 400
- Map of George St Brisbane City QLD 4000 Australia
- 3803 casino towers 151 george street brisbane qld by colin walsh
- History
- Heritage sites
- Lost heritage
- Major intersections
- References
Map of George St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
The State Parliament House building for the state of Queensland and Brisbane Square, as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law and the State Law Building are found on the street. Queens Gardens, Treasury Building, Lands Administration Building and The Mansions are all located on George Street. Other office towers built on George Street include 111 George Street, 275 George Street and 400 George Street. At the northern end is the Roma Street railway station.
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History
George Street as well as Queen Street, Wickham Street and the area known as Petrie Bight were unsealed and often dusty before 1899. In 1897, the North Brisbane Council held an election on whether a loan should be raised so the streets could be woodblocked. Agreement was given after a close decision by only a third of registered voters, however the results were limited as the surface was very slippery during the rain and buckled during heavy rains.
The first private residence in Brisbane, a weatherboard, low-ceilinged cottage, was built on George Street. The building remained intact into the 1880s but like similar early houses in the central business district they have been demolished and the land redeveloped.
In 1911, Queensland belatedly established its first university in the Old Government House at the end of George Street. By the late 1930s the university outgrew this site, moving its main campus to St Lucia.
Heritage sites
George Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Lost heritage
The Bellevue Hotel stood on the western corner of George and Alice Streets. Built in c. 1885, it served for many years as Brisbane's premier hotel. Without any prior public announcement, the Queensland Government demolished the building overnight on 20 April 1979.