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| type = street |
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| road_name = Franklin Street |
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| state = sa |
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| est = 1837 |
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| direction_a = Eastern |
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| end_a = [[King William Street, Adelaide|King William Street]], [[Victoria Square, Adelaide|Victoria Square]] |
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| exits = [[Morphett Street, Adelaide|Morphett Street]] |
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| direction_b = Western |
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| end_b = [[West Terrace, Adelaide|West Terrace]] |
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'''Franklin Street''' is a main street in [[Adelaide city centre|the centre]] of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]].<ref name=ubd>{{cite book |title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition |publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) |year=2003 |isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref><ref name=map>[http://www.soulunderground.com.au/national_files/CBDMAP.pdf Map] of the [[Adelaide]] CBD, [[North Adelaide]] and the [[Adelaide Parklands]].</ref> |
'''Franklin Street''' is a main street in [[Adelaide city centre|the centre]] of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]].<ref name=ubd>{{cite book |title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition |publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) |year=2003 |isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref><ref name=map>[http://www.soulunderground.com.au/national_files/CBDMAP.pdf Map] of the [[Adelaide]] CBD, [[North Adelaide]] and the [[Adelaide Parklands]].</ref> |
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File:AdelaideGPO.jpeg | [[General Post Office, Adelaide|Adelaide GPO]]<br>(General Post Office) |
File:AdelaideGPO.jpeg | [[General Post Office, Adelaide|Adelaide GPO]]<br>(General Post Office) |
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File:Eynesbury.JPG | Eynesbury College |
File:Eynesbury.JPG | Eynesbury College |
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File:Maughan Church, Adelaide photograph by Ernest Gall.jpg | Maughan Church, 1896 |
File:Maughan Church, Adelaide photograph by Ernest Gall.jpg | Maughan Church, 1896 |
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Revision as of 06:47, 22 September 2018
Franklin Street | |
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| Franklin Street, looking west from King William Street | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Opened | 1837 |
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| Eastern end | King William Street, Victoria Square |
| Morphett Street | |
| Western end | West Terrace |
Franklin Street is a main street in the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.[1][2]
It is the location of the Adelaide General Post Office, the former Maughan Uniting Church, Eynesbury College, the interstate bus terminal, and various companies.
The street was named on 23 May 1837 in honour of John Franklin, Arctic explorer and Governor of Tasmania.[3]
2011 redevelopment
In 2011, the street commenced a mid-scale redevelopment of four major buildings:[citation needed]
- 50m 71-83 Franklin Street [Approved-2014]
- 67m 42-56 Franklin Street [Approved-2013]
- 72m City Central 8 [U/C- 2012]
- 73m 58-76 Franklin Street [U/C-2014]
Gallery
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Adelaide GPO
(General Post Office) -
Eynesbury College -
Maughan Church, 1896 -
Maughan Church, 2010 (Built 1965) -
![Maughan Uniting Church, 2014. Demolished in 2016.[4]](/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Maughan_Church%2C_Adelaide.jpg/106px-Maughan_Church%2C_Adelaide.jpg)
Maughan Uniting Church, 2014. Demolished in 2016.[4] -
Publisher 2012 - built 1914. -
![The first Tesla Superchargers in South Australia.[5]](/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Tesla_FranklinStAdl.png/120px-Tesla_FranklinStAdl.png)
![Maughan Uniting Church, 2014. Demolished in 2016.[4]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Maughan_Church,_Adelaide.jpg)
![The first Tesla Superchargers in South Australia.[5]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Tesla_FranklinStAdl.png)
See also
References
- ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
- ^ Map of the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands.
- ^ History of Adelaide Through Street Names, historysouthaustralia.net
- ^ Final pieces of gothic Maughan Church set to fall The Advertiser, 13 September 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ The first Tesla Superchargers (also with generic chargers) in South Australia, completing an Australian Tesla charging network that stretches as far as the Queensland capital over 2,000 km (1,200 mi) away Tesla charging stations to link Adelaide with world's largest battery: RenewEconomy.com.au 28 September 2017
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