Pitt Street Mall

History

Formerly a vehicular street, the mall was closed off to traffic in the 1990s and became a pedestrian mall. This was commonplace in various Australian cities at the time, in an effort to encourage "walk-in" business. Many prominent Australian businesses had flagship stores along Pitt Street, namely Sportsgirl and Angus & Robertson. In the mid 2000s, there were attempts to make the mall a completely pedestrian thoroughfare, diverting all vans and trucks to the underground corridor from King Street to Market Street, at the southern end of the mall.

2010–2011: redevelopment

Along with extensive upgrades to retail areas, the Pitt Street Mall's pedestrian area saw a A$10 million refurbishment during 2010–11. This included the provision of new seating as well as new pavers and a catenary lighting system.

Shopping centres and arcades

Five shopping centres and arcades are located on Pitt Street Mall:

• Westfield Sydney – Is a large, upmarket shopping centre which opened in stages from late 2010 to early 2011 and is the largest shopping centre in the CBD.
• MidCity – Is a four level shopping centre and office building which opened in 2010.
• The Strand Arcade – Opened in 1891 and is the last remaining Victorian era arcade in the Sydney CBD.
• Glasshouse – An office and retail building located on the end of Pitt Street Mall and King Street. Opened in 1990 and refurbished in 2015.
• Sydney Arcade – An arcade originally built in 1882 and was demolished in 1954. It is currently small arcade located behind the heritage listed Victorian building located at the northern end of Pitt Street Mall.

Gallery

File:Pitt Street Mall Sydney1.jpg|Uniqlo and MidCity File:Westfield Sydney2.jpg|Entrance to Westfield Sydney File:Zara Store Sydney.jpg|Zara flagship Sydney store File:Westfield Sydney.jpg|Corner of Market Street and Pitt Street File:The Strand Arcade interior photographed from the top level, Sydney 02.jpg|The Strand Arcade File:Sydney Central Plaza Entrance.jpg|Entrance to Sydney Central Plaza and Myer File:Pitt Street Mall February 2016.jpg|Looking south on Pitt Street Mall in 2016

References

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