Victoria Avenue, Perth

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Victoria Avenue

Victoria Avenue, Perth
General information
Type Street
Length550 m (0.3 mi)
Major junctions
South end Riverside Drive Australian state route 5.svg State Route 5
  St Georges Terrace, Adelaide Terrace
North end Victoria Square
Location(s)
Suburb(s) Perth

Victoria Avenue is a street in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia.

Contents

At the northern end of Victoria Avenue is Victoria Square enclosing St Mary's Cathedral. [1]

South from Victoria Square, it crosses Hay Street, and is the point where St Georges Terrace and Adelaide Terrace meet. It continues south to Riverside Drive next to the Swan River.

Victoria Avenue is frequently used in the annual Channel 7 Christmas Pageant.

Buildings

St John's Pro-Cathedral is on the eastern side just north of the Hay Street intersection.

On the corner of Victoria Avenue and St Georges Terrace, a school named Christian Brothers College existed. It was located at that site until 1961, when it was demolished. [2] The site is currently occupied by the Duxton Hotel. [3]

See also

Australia road sign W5-29.svg   Australian roadsportal

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References

  1. Orloff, Izzy; HRRC (1919), St. Mary's Cathedral , retrieved 18 May 2014
  2. HRRC (1905), Christian Brothers College, corner Victoria Avenue and St George's Terrace, Perth , retrieved 18 May 2014
  3. "Duxton Hotel" . Retrieved 9 October 2013.

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