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York Street, Albany
Street in Albany, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
York Street is the main street in the centre of Albany, Western Australia. It runs south from a junction with Albany Highway, Lockyer Avenue and Middleton Road downhill towards Princess Royal Drive and the Anzac Peace Park at the foot of the hill adjacent to Princess Royal Harbour.
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As a historic street, with streetscape and precinct into adjoining Stirling Terrace,[1] it has the Albany Town Hall, opened in 1888,[2] and other buildings of significance.
In the 1880s, an issue of the lower portion of the street was over restrictive fencing;[3][4] the issue was resolved by the construction of a gate.[5]
The Premier Hotel was built opposite the Town Hall in 1891.[6]
Alison Hartman Gardens is situated next to the Town Square along York Street close to the centre of Albany.[7] The park contains numerous sculptures including the statue of Mokare.[8] The Albany Advertiser has its office in lower York Street.
Many photographs have been taken over the last hundred years of the street.[9][10]