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Hindley Street

South Australia
Hindley Street, facing west
Map
Hindley Street is located in City of Adelaide
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
LocationAdelaide city centre
Length1.1 km (0.7 mi)[1]
Opened1837
Major junctions
West endWest Terrace
Adelaide
 Morphett Street
East endKing William Street
Adelaide
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Adelaide

Hindley Street is located in the north-west quarter of the

social reformist
.

The street was one of the first built in Adelaide and is of historical significance for a number of reasons. As well as housing the first meeting of

movie shown in the colony and the first cinema in the state. The West End Brewery
operated in the street between 1859 and 1980.

The street later became known for its atmosphere and active nightlife, including a somewhat seedy reputation, until in the 21st century it reinvented itself as a more upmarket precinct, dubbed the West End.

History

Conrad's butcher, NE corner of Hindley and Victoria Streets, 1899 (replaced by the Metro Theatre in 1939)[2]
See also: History of Adelaide
Hindley Street, 1849, from the corner of King William St[3]
Hindley Street circa 1869

19th century

Hindley Street is as one of Adelaide's most prominent streets, with an extensive and illustrious history. The street itself was named in honour of British politician

colonisation of South Australia in 1836, permission was given to cut down trees in favour of constructing buildings and paving streets–the west end of Hindley Street being one of the first locations to receive such development.[5]

The first newspaper in South Australia was printed in premises on Hindley Street, in June 1837.[6]

For many years, the street was the centre of trade and finance for Adelaide, and it was expected to hold that position as time passed. This was because Adelaide was a very young city at the time, with the majority of settlers coming from the west with the water sourced from the River Torrens. Immigrants who landed at Port Adelaide would travel to a ford near Hindmarsh, then to the place where Morphett Street ends and Hindley Street begins. Immigration Square was situated westward of the parklands, with most of Adelaide's business and trade being conducted westwards. The "trade" itself was dubious and the subject of much controversy at the time, with many residents outraged at the young girls who would travel down the street drunk due to alcohol trade.[5]

The first meeting of

Adelaide City Council the oldest municipal body in Australia,[7] was held in Hindley Street on 4 November 1840.[8]

The first stone church in South Australia was built in Hindley Street.[7]

On 21 April 1856, the Port Adelaide Railway was officially opened and thus took most of the traffic away from Hindley Street. This shaped Adelaide's changing geography, leading to the formation of what it is today–the suburbs away to the foothills in the east were developed, which meant the trade went east. A reporter on the street in 1913: "The place was a veritable cradle for big concerns. First Ware's Exchange Hotel – a little down from King William Street. It is a history in itself, with its sketches and lingering memories of the pioneering days. To walk through its big low-ceilinged rooms is to think at once of the drovers and farmers who once made merry there. To see the photographs – quaint and laughable – of old George Coppin, the first lessee... when it was built in 1839 is to recall a good comedian of the early years".[5]

On 20 September 1855, an episode of violence erupted on Hindley Street. It was during the

colony of South Australia was ruled by a governor appointed by the British Government, and the elections were a move towards self-government for the colony.[9]

Looking towards North Terrace along Bank Street from Hindley Street, 1937

A new

South Australian Brewing, Malting, Wine and Spirit Company, an amalgamation of three brewers, in 1888.[12]

In August 1863, Leopold Conrad opened his butcher's shop at 88-90 Hindley Street, on the corner of Victoria Street, where it operated for decades.

East End Market, and Port Adelaide.[14][a]

Hindley Street was also home to one of Adelaide's most beloved theatres, the

Miller Anderson & Co., an Adelaide department store.[16]

The Grand Coffee Palace was built in 1891. Rebuilt in 1907, it later became the Plaza Hotel.

liquor licences.[20]

20th century

West's Coffee Palace, 110 Hindley Street

In 1903, the Austral Stores, a complex of 12 shops, large warehouse and residential accommodation, was built to the designs of noted local architect

facade is "one of the best examples of the architecture of the Federation period in Adelaide and in South Australia". In 1908 alterations were made, including the addition of a large dining room, and became Grant's Coffee Palace, later West's Coffee Palace.[20] The building remains to this day.[21]

In December 1908,

raked seating with a capacity of 3,000 patrons. It was demolished in 1938, with the new West's Theatre opening in 1939, in a new Art Deco design.[27] This cinema operated until 1977, after which various businesses used the premises, until the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra moved in in 2001,[24] creating the Grainger Studio[23] (named after Percy Grainger).[27]

Civic Theatre
(formerly the Wondergraph) in 1956

As the 1910s approached, Hindley Street entered a state of despair. Adelaide's daily newspaper, The Advertiser, began reporting on public intoxication in the street as early as 1911.[28] It would later become known for its state of debauchery well into the 21st century. Theatres, butchers and other business still thrived, despite the shifting of business away from Hindley Street.

By 1912, there were several cinemas in the city, largely clustered around Hindley Street.

Greater Union, who were leasing the theatre at the time.[37][38] The theatre demolished to make way for the State Theatre[39][40] in 1957,[41] which closed in May 1977.[31]

The art-deco Metro Cinema on Hindley Street, c. 1940.

The

Greater Union cinema complex, called Hindley Cinemas 1–4.[42] It was here that the film Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) had its world premiere.[citation needed] This cinema would not endure either; it was closed in 1991 and demolished in 2005, with an apartment building built on the site.[42] As of 2022 a KFC outlet occupies the ground floor, with student accommodation above it.[43]

In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Hindley Street became known for its diversity: coffee lounges, restaurants, pubs, ice and roller skating rinks, late-night chemist, theatres, cinemas, "alternative" bookshops and retail outlets were available along the strip. It was by this time Adelaide's unofficial "nightlife" street,[28][44] and had also acquired a somewhat seedy reputation.[45]

In 1982, West End Brewery moved to

Thebarton and the building was demolished.[46]

In the 1990s, it gained a reputation for being Adelaide's

red light district.[28]

21st century

In the early 2000s, the street experienced somewhat of a decline, with several shops closing and left vacant or boarded up, and consequent lack of daytime foot traffic. Late-night alcohol-fuelled violence and drunken behaviour along the street drove the

Adelaide City Council to introduce a 3am lockout, in which all business (predominantly nightclubs) must refuse entry after 3am.[28]

Location and description

Hindley Street located in the north-west quarter of the centre of Adelaide. It runs between King William Street and West Terrace.[47]

Two

pedestrianised streets which run between Hindley and Currie Streets are notable for their historical value, restaurants, bars, and specialist shops: Leigh Street[48][49][50][51] and Peel Street.[52][53]

In the 21st century, Hindley Street has been given new life by urban renewal and

UniSA's City West campus and a number of businesses, creating the city's West End precinct.[54]

Notable premises

Imprints Booksellers

Interior of Imprints Booksellers (2013)

The literary book retailer Imprints Booksellers[55] was founded in 1984 at no. 80 by Graham Miller, father of Greg Mackie, with his wife Gayle Miller and her friend Patricia Sykes. Mackie first worked at the store on weekends when he was still a university student, but six months later bought into the business.[56] From 1984 until 2003 Mackie was director and co-proprietor (with Gayle Miller[56]), of Imprints.[57] It moved to its current (as of March 2024[58]) location no. 107 Hindley Street in 1999, around the time that many arts organisations were moving into the vicinity, including Adelaide Festival offices above the shop.[56]

In 2007, Mackie and Miller sold the shop to Jason Lake and Katherine Woehlert, who had been working there for some time. At the time, the

superstores such as Borders in Rundle Mall (which closed in mid-2011).[56]

Imprints ran the Adelaide Writers' Week book tent for ten years from 2011, under the direction of Laura Kroetsch and then Jo Dyer.[56]

In 2015, the store was raided by

R18+ under national censorship legislation since its release, which meant that it was only allowed to be sold in plastic to persons over 18.[60]

Restrictions on people's movements during the COVID-19 pandemic caused business in Adelaide's CBD to decline from mid-2020. In December 2021, Woehlert was diagnosed with breast cancer, just as they were preparing for the 2022 Writers Week. They managed that one, but found that they were running out of energy to run the shop, and put it on the market in February 2024. The bookstore had acquired a reputation for its expertise in recommending books to customers, of whom they have a faithful following, including writer Walter Marsh, who published a book about media mogul Rupert Murdoch's youth called Young Rupert.[56]

Other businesses and institutions

Hindley Street Music Hall, a large live music venue, opened in August 2022,

Live Nation Australia and a purpose-built split-level live music space created.[62]

In popular culture

"

Hindley Street", a song by Australian band Powderfinger on its album Internationalist, was written about the street.[63][64]

Hindley Street also features in the song "Carrington Cabaret" by Redgum on their 1978 album If You Don't Fight You Lose.[65]

Architecture

  • Theatre Royal c. 1881
    Theatre Royal c. 1881
  • Returning soldiers march past Theatre Royal
    Returning soldiers march past Theatre Royal
  • The Mayfair Hotel, no. 158 (formerly Colonial Mutual Life)
    The Mayfair Hotel, no. 158 (formerly Colonial Mutual Life)
  • High-rise and The Little Pub
    High-rise and The Little Pub
  • Roy Rene statue
    Roy Rene statue

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hindley Street, Adelaide.

Australian Roads portal

Footnotes

  1. ^ Sign reads "L. Conrad, Wholesale & Retail Butcher". From the State Library of South Australia:"Born 4 October 1839 in Hanover, Germany, Leopold arrived in South Australia in February 1858... He died at his East Terrace residence, Helstonleigh, on 17 December 1918."[14]
  2. ^ Article says it was called Crossing a Policeman, but it is evidently this one.[33]

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