Caxton Street, Brisbane
{{Short description|Street in Brisbane, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| type = street
| road_name = Caxton Street
| city = Brisbane
| state = qld
| image = Caxton Street, Brisbane.jpg
| caption = Caxton Street, looking towards the Brisbane CBD.
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Caxton Street is a street in the Brisbane suburb of Petrie Terrace in Queensland, Australia. It forms part of the Petrie Terrace Heritage Trail.{{cite web |title=Potter about Petrie Terrace Heritage Trail |url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/sports-leisure/walking/walking-trails/heritage-trails/potter-about-petrie-terrace-heritage-trail |website=Brisbane City Council Heritage Trails |accessdate=4 February 2019}}
History
Named after merchant, writer and printer William Caxton{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}, the thoroughfare developed considerably alongside the subdivision of land in the 1860s. The ensuing decades saw the construction of The Caxton Hotel (1864), the Baroona Oddfellows hall (1883) and the Prince Alfred Hotel (1887). An electric tramline was constructed between 1897 and 1898.{{cite news |title=The Electric Trams: Laying the lines |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3650829 |accessdate=4 February 2019 |work=The Brisbane Courier |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=14 May 1897}}{{cite news |title=Bardon-Upper Paddington: a picturesque residential suburb |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21537281 |accessdate=4 February 2019 |work=The Brisbane Courier |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=14 Jun 1930}} The Ithaca Baths were constructed around 1905.
In order to ease congestion, the street was grade-separated at its intersection with Hale Street in the 1960s.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}
Since the 1980s, Caxton Street has established itself as a thriving nightlife precinct, with an array of nightclubs, restaurants and live entertainment venues. The Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival has been held in the street annually since 1994.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} Caxton Street is also famous for the 'running of the buses', an annual event during the National Rugby League's State of Origin series, at which thousands of fans flock to the street in order to cheer their team's bus and boo their respective opposition as they proceed to Lang Park.{{cite news |title=No place for faint-hearted: Maroons return to Caxton St |work=The Australian |date=14 July 2009}}
During the 2014 G-20 Brisbane summit, Burmese president Thein Sein and German chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as delegates of the United Nations, reportedly stayed at Gambaro's Hotel, located on the street.{{cite news |title=G20 will linger at Caxton |work=Westside News |date=26 Nov 2014 |location=Milton, Qld.}}{{cite news |title=Suite dreams await G20 powerbrokers |work=The Courier Mail |date=8 Nov 2014}} During her visit, Merkel stopped in at bars on Caxton Street and posed for photos with locals.{{cite news |title=G20 Brisbane: German Chancellor Angela Merkel stops by Caxton Street bars, takes selfies |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-15/german-chancellor-angela-merkell-stops-by-brisbane-pubs/5893476 |accessdate=4 February 2019 |work=ABC News |date=15 Nov 2014}} During this time a strong police presence was present on Caxton Street, along with a high protective steel and perspex barrier outside the hotel.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}{{Routemap
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| map = \RP4\~~ ~~Given Terrace
RP2q\RP4xRP2!~lAMPEL\RP2q~~ ~~Castlemaine Street/Dowse Street
STADIUM\RP4\~~ ~~ ~~Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park)
\RP4eRP1!~lAMPEL\RP1+r
RP4q\RP4oRP4\RP4KnseRP1~~ ~~Inner City Bypass
RP1q\RP4eRP1!~RP4KwsRP1!~lAMPEL\RP1KnwRP1~~ ~~ ~~Hale Street
RP13+e\RP4yRP2!~RP1w\~~ ~~ ~~Chapel Street
\RP2!~BUILDINGl\~~ ~~ ~~The Caxton Hotel
\RP2\RP1s~~ ~~ ~~Cathie Street
RP1e+4\RP2wRP1\RP1~~ ~~ ~~Judge Street
\RP2!~BUILDINGr\RP1~~ ~~ ~~Baroona Hall
RP1q\RP2xRP1\RP1rf~~ ~~ ~~Weetman Street
\RP2!~BUILDINGr\~~ ~~ ~~The Lord Alfred
RP2q\RP2nRP2!~RP2sRP1!~lAMPEL\RP2q~~ ~~Petrie Terrace
\RP1n!~SHOPPING\~~ ~~ ~~The Barracks
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See also
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References
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External links
{{commons category|Caxton Street, Brisbane}}
- {{Official website|http://www.caxtonstreet.com.au}}
{{Road infrastructure in Brisbane}}
Category:Restaurant districts and streets in Australia
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