East Terrace

East Terrace

South Australia
East Terrace; South Australia
	North end South end
Coordinates	34°55′15″S138°36′39″E/ 34.920962°S 138.610767°E(North end); 34°56′05″S138°37′04″E/ 34.934777°S 138.617781°E(South end);
General information
Type	Street
Location	Adelaide city centre
Length	2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Opened	1837
Major junctions
North end	North Terrace; Botanic Road; Adelaide
	Grenfell Street; Wakefield Street; Halifax Street;
South end	South Terrace; Beaumont Road; Adelaide
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Adelaide

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East Terraceis a road that marks the eastern edge of theAdelaide city centreinAdelaide,South Australia.

Description

East Terrace is one of the main north–south thoroughfares through the east side of the city.^[2]

Although the terrace essentially runs north–south betweenNorth TerraceandSouth Terrace,unlike Adelaide's other three terraces, its path is far from a straight line; travelling the entire length of East Terrace requires turning atright anglesat most intersections fromPirie Streetonwards. The traffic flow, after a swerve to the east betweenGrenfelland Pirie Streets, continues southwards over the Pirie intersection intoHutt Streetand on down to South Terrace.

After crossing South Terrace, East Terrace continues through theparklandsas Beaumont Road, but unlike other roads through the parklands it is not a thoroughfare; there is a break in the middle of it.

The terrace marks the eastern edge ofColonel William Light's plan for theCity of Adelaide.BetweenGrenfell Streetand North Terrace, it also forms the boundary of Adelaide'sEast End.

East Terrace separates the city centre from the eastern parts of theParklands,running adjacent to Parks 13 (Rundle Park / Kadlitpina), 14 (Rymill Park), 15 (Ityamaiitpinna),^[3]and 16 (Victoria Park). The western edge of the terrace is occupied by shops, restaurants, cafes, office buildings, professional, consulting and medical practises, residences, a school, and a number of churches and pubs.

Since July 2012, a dedicatedbus lanein both directions has existed between Grenfell Street and North Terrace.^[4]^[5]

Historic buildings

Grenfell Street Power Station

On the corner of Grenfell Street and East Terrace there is the oldGrenfell Street Power Stationbuilding. Much of the building now houses theTandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute,facing Grenfell Street (which washeritage-listedon theSA Heritage Registerin November 1984^[6]), but the oldconverter stationsface East Terrace. There is an "Historic Engineering Plaque" on a ground levelplinthjust east of the north-east corner of the Tandanya building, which was dedicated by theInstitution of Engineers, Australia,theElectricity Trust of South Australiaand theAdelaide City Councilon 6 April 1995.^[7]

Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange

Adelaide's original fruit and vegetable wholesale markets, known as the Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange, were established with a long frontage along East Terrace between Grenfell and Rundle Streets.

The markets closed in the 1980s and, after a long and controversial decision-making process involving some government funding, the Garden East (or East End Astoria^[8]) apartment development was built. This was the start of a growing number of prestige apartment buildings in the area.^[9]"Building D" was designed byWoods Bagotaround 1999.^[10]

References

^"East Terrace"(Map).Google Maps.Retrieved30 May2022.
^The others arePulteney Street,Frome Street,Hutt Street,and to a much lesser extent,Gawler Place.
2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition.UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003.ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
^Park 15: Ityamaiitpinna,Adelaide City Council
^Installation of bus priority lanes Grenfell Street, Currie Street & East Terrace Department of Planning, Transport & InfrastructureMay 2012
^Adelaide bus lanesAustralian Busissue 53 September 2012 page 6
^"Heritage Places 241-259 Grenfell Street Adelaide".SA Heritage Places Database Search.Retrieved23 December2020.
^Institution of Engineers, Australia.SA Division. Engineering Heritage Branch (17 July 1996)."Historic Engineering Marker at the Grenfell Power and East Terrace Converter Stations (Issue 2)"(PDF).
^"East End Astoria".Archived fromthe originalon 11 January 2006.
^"From 1993".Rundle Street East.12 October 2015.Retrieved14 March2024.
^"Messenger Press: Architects' views of Adelaide".State Library of South Australia.Retrieved14 March2024.