23-636: King William Street may refer to: King William Street, Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia King William Street (Hamilton, Ontario) in Hamilton, Ontario King William Street, London in London, United Kingdom King William Street tube station , a closed London Underground station See also [ edit ] William Street (disambiguation) King William (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
46-416: A small number of other ethnic groups also appeared. The land was cleared of native forest to farm sheep and cattle and to plant vineyards and orchards . Since then, it has developed into a commercial hub, just south of Adelaide's city centre. The suburb also has a significant Greek Australian population. Unley Post Office opened on 17 January 1850. The Glenelg tram line passes the northwest corner of
69-565: A stop outside the Adelaide Festival Centre as well as an eastward extension along North Terrace to the Adelaide Botanic Garden . Tracks go in all four directions, but not all turning movements are supported. The King's Theatre, at no. 318, was designed by the brothers-in-law David Williams (1856–1940) and Charles Thomas Good (1864–1926), who, working in their practice Williams & Good , also designed
92-534: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages King William Street, Adelaide King William Street is the part of a major arterial road that traverses the CBD and centre of Adelaide , continuing as King William Road to the north of North Terrace and south of Greenhill Road ; between South Terrace and Greenhill Road it is called Peacock Road. At approximately 40 metres (130 ft) wide, King William Street
115-608: Is the family name of the wife of Thomas Whistler, owner of land in Unley which was laid out around 1857. Prior to British colonisation of South Australia , Unley was home to the Aboriginal nation known as the Kaurna , or Adelaide Plains tribe. Settlement by colonists began in the mid-19th century, with arrivals predominantly from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , and to a small extent German speaking lands. At this time
138-580: Is the widest main street of all the Australian State capital cities . Named after King William IV in 1837, it is historically considered one of Adelaide's high streets , for its focal point of businesses, shops and other prominent establishments. The Glenelg tram line runs along the middle of the street through the city centre. King William Street was named by the Street Naming Committee on 23 May 1837 after King William IV,
161-486: The south parklands is named Peacock Road after Caleb Peacock who was Mayor of Adelaide from 1875 to 1877. Through the Adelaide city centre it is King William Street and continues north from North Terrace as King William Road to Brougham Place , North Adelaide. At approximately 40 metres (130 ft) wide, King William Street is the widest main street of all the Australian State capital cities . The road continues north to National Highway 1 as O'Connell Street, but
184-430: The 1980s. The building at 100 King William Street was also designed by Williams & Good. It was constructed in 1848, comprising a hotel and concert hall commissioned by proprietor George White and designed by George Strickland Kingston . White's Adelaide Assembly and Concert Room opened on 26 June 1856. It was refitted as Garner's Theatre (proprietor Alfred Garner ) in 1886, with decorations by George Gordon . It
207-567: The 19th-century neoclassical building was redesigned in 1933, and was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register in December 2020. Between North Terrace and South Terrace , all east-west roads change their names as they cross King William Street. It is said this is because no one was allowed to "cross the path of a monarch". Travelling south from North Terrace, the street pairs are: King William Road
230-569: The New Tivoli Theatre (later Her Majesty's . The theatre was located on the north-east corner of King William and Carrington Streets , with main entrances on both, opened in February 1911 and closed in 1928. It had a seating capacity of 1500, on seats upholstered in blue velvet. Its proscenium arch was 26 ft (7.9 m) by 28 ft (8.5 m). It was built by Messrs Tolley. Intended mainly for vaudeville performances,
253-524: The inner southern suburbs and terminates in North Adelaide . Where it runs through the Adelaide city centre from South Terrace to North Terrace, it is named "King William Street"; elsewhere it is named "King William Road". It starts in the south as King William Road, at the north edge of Heywood Park in Unley Park , and runs through Hyde Park and Unley to Greenhill Road . The road through
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#1732773101252276-558: The name King William is not again used. The northern section called King William Road (connecting the Adelaide city centre with North Adelaide ) passes several of Adelaide's landmarks, including Government House , Elder Park , the Adelaide Festival Centre , Adelaide Oval and St Peter's Cathedral . The section from North Terrace over the Adelaide Bridge to Pennington Terrace was named King William Road at
299-498: The opening of the bridge in 1877. Until the 1960s, trams used King William Street as a major backbone of the network, with a grand union junction at North Terrace and only one pair of tracks missing between Grenfell and Currie Streets. When most of the tram lines were dismantled in the 1950s, only the Glenelg tram line remained, and it used King William Street between South Terrace and its terminus at Victoria Square. In 2007,
322-467: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title King William Street . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_William_Street&oldid=707858111 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
345-466: The suburb and another line went along Unley Road until the 1950s. The Goodwood Institute was built in 1928, and now houses the Goodwood Theatre & Studios, a multi-purpose venue for the performing arts and music. Independent Theatre , an amateur theatre company run by Rob Croser, uses the venue for many of its performances. The Ikaros Hall, formerly a Masonic Temple erected in 1927,
368-467: The theatre was however reported to be a poor venue, "plagued by poor sightlines and inadequate ventilation". Adelaide Repertory Theatre staged at least two performances there, in 1919. The ceiling and other features of the theatre were damaged by fire on 26 September 1927. The theatre was sold by Majestic Amusements (who had bought it from Fuller Theatres Ltd) in February 1928 to Mr P. J. A. Lawrence, and closed for remodelling on 28 March 1928, when it
391-420: The then reigning monarch, who died within a month. It is historically considered one of Adelaide's high streets , for its focal point of businesses, shops and other prominent establishments. In August 1977, the first bus lane in Adelaide opened along King William Street from Victoria Square to North Terrace. The name King William is applied several times to the continuous stretch of road that begins in
414-484: The tram line was extended to run the full length of King William Street again, turning left onto North Terrace and terminating at Adelaide railway station , later extended westwards via Port Road to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre . In 2018, another expansion of the tram routes replaced the turn at the intersection of North Terrace and King William Street with a junction, and a short spur to
437-761: Was completely rebuilt into a two-storey building. A large ballroom occupied the lower floor, buffered with rubber, The building was opened as the Kings Ballroom on 22 August 1928 (also referred to as the King's Theatre Ballroom, and Golden Ballroom ). With its entrance in Carrington Street, the ballroom was open to "suitably attired" members of the public each Wednesday and Saturday night, and competitions were held there. A serious fire forced closure in 1975, after which it remained vacant for several years, eventually being transformed into legal offices in
460-610: Was not a successful production. The theatre finally closed on 31 March 1979. Both the old theatre and hotel and the Commonwealth Bank buildings (both on the eastern side of the street) were demolished in 1980. The facade of the Sands & McDougall Printers and Stationers building at 64 King William Street, Adelaide is an excellent early example of Art Deco architecture in South Australia. The facade of
483-753: Was one of the city's leading picture theatres until 1967, when it was renovated and became the Celebrity Theatre and Restaurant. Two years later it was reinvented as a cinema and live theatre , called the Warner Theatre, owned by City Projects Pty Ltd from 1969. Notable performances at the Warner include the Eleo Pomare Dance Company of New York City in 1972, Don's Party in 1975, and The Rocky Horror Show in 1977. Rocky Horror only ran for around two months as it
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#1732773101252506-979: Was referenced in the John Schumann song "Hyde Park Calling (King William Road Scene 1)" on the 1993 album True Believers . [REDACTED] Australian Roads portal Unley Unley is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide , South Australia , within the City of Unley . The suburb is the home of the Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Unley neighbours Adelaide Park Lands , Fullarton , Hyde Park , Malvern , Parkside and Wayville . The boundaries of Unley are Greenhill Road (north), Unley Road , Maud Street and Windsor Street (east), Cremorne Street and Opey Avenue (south) and King William Road (west). Unley
529-654: Was taken over by new proprietor Tommy Hudson, and renamed Hudson's Bijou in 1892. In 1900, Harry Rickards purchased the building and reopened it as the Tivoli Theatre, which operated briefly as a cinema, called the Star Theatre. The Majestic Theatre opened as a picture theatre on 3 June 1916, having undergone a conversion costing £18,000. It stood alongside the Majestic Hotel, and was described as "the most modern theatre in Adelaide" in that year. It
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