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39-670: The Barracks Arch is located on the corner of Malcolm and Elder Streets, at the western end of St Georges Terrace in Perth , Western Australia. Designed by Richard Roach Jewell , the Barracks were originally built from 1863 to 1866 to house the Enrolled Pensioner Force . The Enrolled Pensioner Force came to Australia as guards on convict ships, and were given small land grants in return for part-time guard work. The bulk of convict work moved from Fremantle to Perth in

78-475: A Barracks Defence Council in 1961, and joined the public outcry against demolition in 1966. The Barracks Defence Council worked to keep the arch and five bays of windows either side, and at worst, keep only the gateway and towers. Meanwhile, demolition proceeded, with the third and fourth bays of windows demolished and rubble cleared. Opinion polls were conducted to gauge the public's preferences. A March 1966 poll by radio station 6IX received 2,747 votes to retain

117-614: A community appear more attractive for tourism or to stem a flow of commerce out of the city into suburbs with shopping malls and cookie-cutter big box stores . In the United States federal funds are allocated specifically for restoration of historic properties on the former U.S. Route 66 , the main street of many roadside towns; this funding is administered by the US National Park Service . Main Street

156-467: A feature of main streets, and for example are beneficial in terms of tourism and 'Tidy Towns' efforts. TV celebrity gardener and presenter Diarmuid Gavin hosted two series of programmes called 'Dirty Old Towns' from 2011-13 on the national broadcaster RTE1 that often highlighted the poor physical state of main streets in some well known towns in Ireland and showcased improvements to buildings or gardens in

195-864: A more urbane, 'ideal-typical' Progressive. In North American media of later decades, "Main Street" represents the interests of everyday people and small business owners, in contrast with " Wall Street " (in the United States) or " Bay Street " (in Canada), symbolizing the interests of large national corporations. Thus, in the 1949 movie adaptation of On The Town , the song "When You Walk Down Main Street With Me" refers to small-town values and social life. Main Street Republicans , for example, see themselves as supporting those values as against urbane or "Wall Street" tendencies. "Main Street"

234-402: A non-party basis. The motion to demolish the arch was defeated on 19 October 1966, by 26 votes to 18. The Barracks Arch blocks the otherwise unobstructed view from Parliament House down the length of St Georges Terrace and conversely of Parliament House from St Georges Terrace. The arch is within the precinct where parliament itself has planning jurisdiction in priority to the local government,

273-703: Is a community revitalization program begun by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the late 1970s. The core of the Main Street Approach is the revitalization of commercial districts via economic development and historic preservation . The Main Street Approach is a holistic approach to downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization based on the 4-point approach of design, promotion, economic vitality, and organization. Originally targeted at small, traditional downtowns,

312-628: Is also used to refer to a town's main street. Two Walt Disney Company theme parks , Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida, both have " Main Street, U.S.A. " sections immediately at their front. These areas, which are designed to look like the main street of a small town, house gift shops, restaurants and various services, along with park offices on

351-585: Is part of the iconography of American life. For example, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service , the outfit that operates the PX and BX stores on military bases, chose the name "Main Street USA" for its food courts. Main Street was a popular term during the economic crises in 2008 and 2009: the proposed bailout of U.S. financial system , the 2008 US presidential campaign , and debates . One widely reviewed book

390-727: Is the place/road name used in many suburbs, towns, and villages in Ireland . For example, the OSI North Leinster Town Maps book lists sixteen Main Streets and only two High Streets in its thirty-town index of street names. Similarly, the OSI Dublin Street Guide, which covers all of Dublin City and County Dublin , lists twenty Main Streets and only two High Streets. Killarney and Galway are two of

429-473: The City of Perth , and it was intended that demolition of the arch would provide unobstructed views. That intention was a prime argument advanced in favour of the demolition. The Public Works Department retained the arch and landscaped the surrounding area. Over time, conservation plans have worked to keep the structure managed and preserved. The conflict over the Barracks is a point where some organizations measure

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468-536: The Mitchell Freeway ; the eastern end joins Adelaide Terrace at the intersection with Victoria Avenue . St Georges Terrace was named after St George's Cathedral . Originally, houses occupied by clergy of the cathedral and lay clerks of the cathedral choir constituted a substantial portion of the Terrace. Some of these houses such as The Deanery remain, however the majority of these were demolished in

507-477: The street name for such a street is actually "Main Street", though even where it isn't the actual name, "Main street" is still used to describe the main thoroughfare of the central business district. The "Main Street of America" branding was used to promote U.S. Route 66 in its heyday. In the general sense, the term "Main Street" refers to a place of small-town traditional values, usually in contrast to big-city modernity. Social realists from 1870 to 1930 used

546-602: The "Shopfront Design Guide, 2001" and "Shopfront Design Guidelines for the O'Connell Street Area, 2003" of Dublin City Council, and the "Guide to Good Shopfronts." There are also for further examples; the "Guidelines for Shopfront Design in Bray, 2007" (and its earlier, shorter iteration of c.2000) of Bray Town Council, and the 2014 "Shopfront Design Guide" of South Dublin County Council. Kerry County Council also issued

585-451: The 1860s, so there was a need to accommodate many Enrolled Pensioners and their families. Architect Jewell designed the three-storey building in Tudor style that resembled a medieval castle. The building was brick, rather than more expensive stone, and horizontal lines emphasised by using lines of paler colour bricks underneath the windows. The roof was made of timber shingles. The building

624-584: The 1930s and 1940s constituted considerable uniformity of design and building height. By the late 1970s removal of significant older buildings for taller more modern buildings changed this permanently. Perth's earlier tallest buildings were located on St Georges Terrace, including the Colonial Mutual Life building (tallest building in Perth from 1936 to 1962), subsequent tallest buildings were: Citibank House (37 St Georges Terrace, 1962 until 1970; it

663-539: The 1959 plaque, commemorating Rolf Harris , was removed after Harris was convicted of sexual assault. [REDACTED] Australian roads portal [REDACTED] Media related to St Georges Terrace, Perth at Wikimedia Commons Main street The term is commonly used in Ireland, Scotland, the United States, and Canada, and less often in Australia and New Zealand. In the non-Scottish regions of

702-483: The 1960s. The apostrophe was removed from the name in the 1980s. The level of St Georges Terrace is in effect at the top of a ridge, where the short streets that descend southerly towards Perth Water all provide views of the Swan River , including Barrack Street , Sherwood Court , Howard Street, William Street , Mill Street and Spring Street. The main streetscape between Barrack Street and William Street in

741-666: The LDA (Land Development Agency), and local Architects/ County Councils, or Heritage Council/ OPW (Office of Public Works), etc. The Urban Institute of Ireland (based in UCD), and the School of Environment and Planning (in DIT) could also help in terms of academic basis, research and development. A similar voluntary 'townscape' society or similar (like the Georgian Society and Tidy Towns), for

780-584: The Terrace: Set into the footpath along the street are a series of commemorative plaques honouring notable figures in Western Australia's history . Originally 150 plaques were installed in 1979, as part of the WAY '79 celebrations, marking the state's 150th year of European settlement. Since then, additional plaques have been added, so that there was one for each year from 1829 to 1999. In 2014,

819-496: The United Kingdom, the common description is High Street , though "Fore Street" or "Front Street" is commonplace in some parts. In Jamaica the term is Front Street. In the 1950s awareness about the 'main street' as a concept of its own importance emerged in the urban studies field, attaining the attention in the theoretical discussions of postmodern urban design, neo-traditional planning and meta-urbanism. In many places,

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858-403: The arch and 59 votes for demolition. The West Australian newspaper's July poll recorded 9,681 votes for retention and 1,345 against. Cabinet authorised a Gallup poll , which showed 49% of votes for retention, 35% against, 11% no opinion, and 5% for moving the arch elsewhere. Premier Sir David Brand interpreted the results as indecisive, and declared Parliament would decide on the arch's fate on

897-608: The arch. The fives court housed the drawing office, and eventually connected to a mid-1920s addition for the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage department. The Public Works Department and Metropolitan Water Board moved to Dumas House in March 1966. The Government intended to demolish the Barracks to facilitate the building of the Mitchell Freeway after the departments moved to their new location. The Royal Western Australian Historical Society formed

936-478: The area is named "Mickey Ave," but also has the same style as Main Street. Disney's design copied visual elements of small-town America seen in films by Frank Capra and others, in a deliberate attempt to capture the iconic symbolism of small-town America. Disney wanted to embed the values and memories associated with life in small towns into an entertainment experience for tourists. Main Street America

975-496: The few Irish towns in which the term High Street is used instead of Main Street. Recent and upcoming tranches of funding for Local Authority-led projects seek to help regenerate Main Streets, and town and city centres around Ireland under the URDF (Urban Regeneration Development Fund) and RRDF (Rural Regeneration Development Fund). There were also earlier, 1990s to early 2000s, tax-incentive based initiatives, for private interests, for

1014-613: The general public in returning to town and village centre living in the modern era. These efforts specifically included the 'Town and Village Renewal Schemes' (financial grants of up to €100,000) and previous Town Renewal Scheme, 1999 and Urban Renewal Scheme. There is also a recent pilot project(s) of funding for town centre improvements in (six) different rural Irish towns dispersed around the country, and for example, noting including various town/village rejuvenation projects in County Monaghan. The Town Renewal scheme, for example,

1053-515: The name as a symbol of stifling conformity. Sherwood Anderson , for example, wrote Winesburg, Ohio : A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life in 1919. The best-selling 1920 novel Main Street was a critique of small-town life by the American writer Sinclair Lewis . The locale was "Gopher Prairie," presented as an 'ideal type' of the Midwestern town, and the heroine, Carol Kennicott, was

1092-426: The program has expanded to include towns of various sizes, including neighborhood districts in several large urban centers. In many communities, a merchants' association or business improvement district serves a promotional role on behalf of the merchants of a downtown Main Street. Individual city governments also may engage in revitalization or historic preservation efforts to support a downtown core, either to make

1131-637: The promotion and restoration of town and village centres, could also have similar potential for project initiating/ leading benefits, to also help link the National Planning Framework (National Spatial Strategy replacement), and National Development Plans aims, in a similar fashion to the aim promulgated by the URDF and RRDF rationale. This is noting for example, that a report (2016 Pobal HP Deprivation Index) published in November 2007 by Pobal (an intermediary organisation for funding from

1170-498: The quite comprehensive "Shopfront Design Guidelines and Policy" document in 2010, and for Kilkenny City the "Shopfronts and Advertising Signs Kilkenny Planning Information Booklet." There have been previous concerns sometimes raised that tax incentives, or the more recent planning 'exemptions' have, or may lead to confusion regarding permissible, or recommended interventions in shopfronts, such as removal of shopfront elements or otherwise good quality, traditional shopfronts that are often

1209-596: The refurbishments of buildings, and 'Living over the Shop' (LOTS) schemes, based along specified lengths of urban streets, under Village and Urban Renewal Schemes and that overall, sought the regeneration of main street Ireland. Some of these schemes may have suffered from sufficient lack of interest or impact due to for example, business owners insurance and security issues regarding separate occupiers above for LOTS projects, and general lack of finance and familiarity with residential projects and landlordism, and depressed interest of

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1248-493: The second floor of the central section. Water was pumped by hand pumps from the Swan River and brought by buckets through a chain of volunteers. The burnt sections were later restored. The Barracks were gradually converted to offices for the Public Works Department between 1900 and 1904, becoming its headquarters in 1904. Notable occupants included C. Y. O'Connor , whose office was immediately above

1287-476: The second floors. While the architecture of these "streets" appears to be turn-of-the-20th-century, in fact these are decorative false-fronts on industrial-style buildings. Main Street, U.S.A. is also present at Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland . At Tokyo Disneyland the area is named "World Bazaar," but has the same look as Main Street, albeit housed under a decorative glass roof for protection from Japan's unpredictable weather. At Shanghai Disneyland ,

1326-504: The start and their progress as effective political force in conservation battles. St Georges Terrace St Georges Terrace (colloquially known as "The Terrace") is the main street in the city of Perth , Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River and forms the major arterial thoroughfare through the central business district . Its western end is marked by the Barracks Arch near Parliament House across

1365-936: The town centres on or near their main street. In a similar stream, it has been noted in the past, e.g. in the UK by its national print media, that '24/7' full Pedestrianisation of town centres and main streets can lead to passive security issues and fear of use in night time hours. Noting likely economic impacts of the Covid-19 emergency (as of April 2020) on funds and economy, some refinement and redirection of URDF, and RRDF monies also towards more generalised, and labour-intensive refurbishments of main street's buildings may also have visible tangible impacts. This could be in cooperation with Local Authorities, state agencies, and private owners (e.g. subsidised external fabric refurbishments of derelict/ semi-derelict terraced buildings), and potentially project-led led by in-house expertise from for example,

1404-489: Was Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street (2012) by Neil Barofsky . In small towns across the United States, Main Street is not only the major road running through town but the site of all street life, a place where townspeople hang out and watch the annual parades go by. A slang term popularized in the early 20th century, " main drag ",

1443-499: Was a 10-year tax relief incentive scheme for renovations or new builds that was to improve the 'Townscape' and 'Streetscape' of smaller Irish towns, through the physical improvements of buildings e.g. views building façades on 'main streets'. The efforts of local governments (county councils, city councils, and the former town councils, until 2017) to improve 'main streets' centered around their Planning Departments and County Development Plans. These included shopfront design guides such as

1482-400: Was finished in 1866, and was later extended to house an additional 21 families. Each family apartment had two rooms, each about 4.0 by 3.4 metres (13 by 11 ft), with at least one fireplace. The outbuildings included a cookhouse, firing range and gun-room, wash-house, stores and stables, and a fives court constructed later. A fire in 1887 destroyed the timber flooring of the east wing and

1521-418: Was then known as the T & G Building), Parmelia House (191 St Georges Terrace, 1970 to 1973), 140 St Georges Terrace (AMP Building, 1975 to 1976), Allendale Square (77 St Georges Terrace, 1976 to 1977), St Martins Tower (44 St Georges Terrace, 1978 to 1988), 108 St Georges Terrace , 1988 to 1992) and Central Park (152-158 St Georges Terrace, tallest since 1992). A number of other buildings are along

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