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The following is a list of notable streets. These streets may serve as hubs of culture or industry, including finance, retail, entertainment and night-life, and may become metonymously associated with that role. Streets may also gain notability as the site of historical events or landmarks, or they may be the subject of books, television, films or music.

Street name	City	Known for	Landmarks & Events	Image
34th Street	New York City	Major thoroughfare in midtown Manhattan featured in an eponymous film	Empire State Building, Herald Square, Hudson Yards, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Macy's Herald Square, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New Yorker Hotel, Penn Station
42nd Street	New York City	Major midtown Manhattan thoroughfare, site of multiple New York landmarks, and subject of an eponymous film	Bryant Park, Chanin Building, Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, One Bryant Park, Pershing Square, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Times Square, United Nations, W. R. Grace Building
6th Street	Austin	Historic and Entertainment district of Austin	O. Henry Hall, Pecan Street Festival, Richmond Kelley Smoot House, Ritz, South by Southwest
8 Mile Road	Detroit	Official and cultural northern boundary of Detroit featured in the eponymous film and songs by Eminem and Obie Trice	Michigan State Fairgrounds
Abbey Road	London	Featured in an eponymous album by The Beatles	Abbey Road Studios
Andrássy út	Budapest	One of Budapest's main shopping streets and a UNESCO World Heritage Site	City Park, Hungarian State Opera House, Hősök tere, House of Terror, Museum of Fine Arts, Oktogon, Palace of Art
Appian Way	Ancient Rome	Among the earliest and most important Roman roads	Aurelian Walls, Circus of Maxentius, Catacombs of San Sebastiano, Church of Domine Quo Vadis, Crucifixion of Spartacus' army
Auburn Avenue	Atlanta	Site of a historic African-American neighborhood in Atlanta	Big Bethel AME Church, Dr. Martin Luther King’s birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium, Sweet Auburn Curb Market
Avenida 9 de Julio	Buenos Aires	Widest avenue in the world	Constitución station, The Obelisk, Plaza de la República, Teatro Colón
Avenida Atlântica	Rio de Janeiro	Major seaside avenue lined with hotels and restaurants connecting Copacabana and Leme neighborhoods	Copacabana Beach, Copacabana Palace, Forte de Copacabana, Museu da Imagem e do Som do Rio de Janeiro
Avenida Córdoba	Buenos Aires	Principal thoroughfare hosting a shopping district and connecting many of Buenos Aires' boroughs	Alas Building, Galerías Pacífico, Teatro Nacional Cervantes, Water Company Palace, Templo Libertad
Avenida Corrientes	Buenos Aires	Main thoroughfare of Buenos Aires associated with the tango and Porteños	Abasto, Broadway Theatre, Comega Building, Luna Park, General San Martín Theater, Obelisk, Paseo La Plaza, Teatro Gran Rex, Teatro Opera
Avenida Paulista	São Paulo	Financial and cultural hub of São Paulo	Conjunto Nacional, São Paulo Gay Pride Parade
Avenida Presidente Masaryk	Mexico City	Upscale fashion district of Polanco, Mexico City	Conservatorio Nacional de Música
Avenida Santa Fe	Buenos Aires	Historic shopping district dubbed Buenos Aires' "Avenue of Fashion"	Buenos Aires Botanical Garden, El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Kavanagh building, Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi, Plaza Italia, Plaza San Martín
Avenue Montaigne	Paris	High-end fashion district in Paris	Plaza Athénée, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Baker Street	London	Site of the Sherlock Holmes series of books & films	221B Baker Street, 55 Baker Street, Baker Street robbery
Bahnhofstrasse	Zürich	Pedestrianized high=end fashion district and headquarters site of UBS and Credit Suisse Group	Confiserie Sprüngli, Paradeplatz, Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Bay Street	Toronto	Metonym for the Canadian financial sector	Bay Adelaide Centre, Commerce Court, First Canadian Place, Scotia Plaza, Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto Harbour, Toronto Stock Exchange
Beale Street	Memphis	Hub of Memphis night-life district that figured into the development of Blues music	FedEx Forum, Memphis in May, Orpheum Theatre, Tom Lee Park
Benjamin Franklin Parkway	Philadelphia	Wide boulevard at the center of Philadelphia's museum district	Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Franklin Institute, Free Library of Philadelphia, Logan Circle, LOVE Park, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rocky Steps, Rodin Museum
Biscayne Boulevard	Miami	Part of U.S. Route 1 and principal North-South thoroughfare of North Miami	American Airlines Arena, Bayfront Park, Bicentennial Park, Port of Miami
Bloor Street	Toronto	High-end fashion street at the Mink Mile	Bata Shoe Museum, Brunswick House, The Royal Conservatory, Royal Ontario Museum
Bond Street	London	Historic high-end fashion district in Mayfair featured in the novel Sense and Sensibility and an eponymous film	Allies Statue Graff Diamonds robbery, Royal Arcade
Bourbon Street	New Orleans	Hub for night-life in New Orleans' French Quarter	Galatoire's, Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, Mardi Gras
Brickell Avenue	Miami	Principal road of the Brickell financial district in Downtown Miami	Brickell Mausoleum, Espirito Santo Plaza, Four Seasons Tower, Icon Brickell, Miami Circle
Broadway	New York City	Metonym for Broadway theatre	Canyon of Heroes, Central Park, Columbus Circle, Flatiron Building, Herald Square, Juilliard School, Lincoln Center, Times Square, Union Square, Woolworth Building
Calle Ocho	Miami	Little Havana street intimately associated with Cuban immigrant culture and site of the Calle Ocho Festival	Tower Theater, Versailles restaurant, Walk of Fame
Canal Street	New Orleans	Shopping and Entertainment district noted for its historic streetcars	Canal Street Ferry, One Canal Place
Carnaby Street	London	Pedestrianized hub of fashion and retail featured in songs and films	Swinging London
Castro Street	San Francisco	Symbol and hub for LGBT activism	Castro Street Fair, Castro Theatre, Frameline Film Festival, White Night riots
Champs-Élysées	Paris	Historic boulevard featuring theatres, cafés and luxury shops	Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde
Chandni Chowk Road	Delhi	One of Old Delhi's oldest and busiest markets and featured in an eponymous film	Delhi Town Hall, Fatehpuri Masjid, Red Fort
Chahar Bagh Boulevard	Isfahan	Historic avenue constructed during the Safavid era	Chehel Sotoun, Hasht Behesht, Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Christopher Street	New York City	Site of the Stonewall Inn and symbol of the gay rights movement	Gay Liberation Monument, Lucille Lortel Theatre, Stonewall Riots
Collins Street	Melbourne	Hub of finance and fashion in Melbourne	101 Collins Street, 120 Collins Street, Block Arcade, Former Bank of Australasia, Nauru House, Regent Theatre, Rialto Towers, St Michael's Uniting Church
Constitution Avenue	Washington	Memorials, Museums and Federal headquarters at the National Mall	Lincoln Memorial. National Archives, National Gallery of Art, National Museum of American History, National Museum of Natural History, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Dalal Street	Mumbai	Metonym for the Indian financial services sector and site of the Bombay Stock Exchange	Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers
Downing Street	London	Metonym for the UK government	9 Downing Street, 10 Downing Street, 12 Downing Street
Duval Street	Key West	Historic commercially-zoned street in Key West featured in songs by Jimmy Buffet and the Village People	Fantasy Fest, La Concha Hotel
Fifth Avenue	New York City	High-end shopping district, site of many New York landmarks and featured in an eponymous film	Central Park, Empire State Building, Flatiron Building, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library
Fleet Street	London	Metonym and hub for the British national press	Temple Church
Florida Street	Buenos Aires	Pedestrian shopping street known for street performers and upscale fashion	Galería Güemes, Galerías Pacífico, Harrods Buenos Aires, Kavanagh building, Plaza de Mayo, Plaza Hotel, Plaza San Martín, San Martín Palace
Friedrichstraße	Berlin	A major culture and shopping district in Berlin and site of Checkpoint Charlie	Hertie School of Governance, Mehringplatz
Fremont Street	Las Vegas	Fremont Street Experience Casino District and appearances in popular media	Binion's Horseshoe, Fremont Hotel & Casino, Golden Nugget
Ginza Chūō Dōri	Tokyo	Central street of the Ginza shopping district	Wako store
Graben	Vienna	Historic marketplace that continues to be a popular shopping street	Hohe Brücke, Palais Equitable, Peterskirche, Pestsäule, Stephansplatz
Grand Canal	Venice	Largest and busiest waterway in Venice	Fondaco dei Turchi, Palazzo Balbi, Palazzi Barbaro Rialto Bridge, Santa Maria della Salute
Gran Vía	Madrid	Shopping and night-life hub of Madrid	Arco de la Victoria, Edificio Grassy, Edificio España, Edificio Metrópolis, Plaza de España
Hollywood Boulevard	Los Angeles	Associated with Hollywood film Industry and site of the Hollywood Walk of Fame	Grauman's Chinese Theater, Egyptian Theater, Hollywood and Highland Center, Hollywood and Vine, Kodak Theatre, Madame Tussauds
I. I. Chundrigar Road	Karachi	Center of Karachi's financial and media sectors	City Railway Station, Karachi Cotton Exchange, Karachi Stock Exchange, Merewether Clock Tower
K Street	Washington	Metonym for Washington's lobbying industry	Georgetown, Washington Circle
Khao San Road	Bangkok	Backpacking haven featured in the novel The Beach and site of a night market
King's Road	London	Historical Chelsea street associated with 1960s fashion, Mod culture and counterculture	Sloane Square
Königsallee	Düsseldorf	Upscale fashion district and site of a landscaped canal	Breidenbacher Hof, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Krakowskie Przedmieście	Warsaw	Prestigious Warsaw street site of multiple historic buildings and monuments	Holy Cross Church, Kazimierz Palace, Potocki Palace, Presidential Palace, St. Anne's Church, University of Warsaw
Kurfürstendamm	Berlin	Wide boulevard that serves as a retail and fashion hub of Berlin and home to many boutiques	Breitscheidplatz, Café Kranzler, Gedächtniskirche, Schaubühne
La Alemada	Santiago	Monument-filled main road of Santiago	Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Club de la Unión, Edificio Ariztía, La Moneda Palace, Plaza Baquedano, San Francisco Church, Santiago Stock Exchange, Torre Entel
La Rambla	Barcelona	A tree-lined pedestrian mall popular among tourists	Columbus Monument, La Boqueria, Plaça de Catalunya, Port Vell
Lake Shore Drive	Chicago	Shoreline-hugging road which connects many of Chicago's notable places and was featured in an eponymous song	Bike the Drive, Grant Park, Lake Point Tower, Lincoln Park, McCormick Place, Montrose Beach, Museum Campus, Navy Pier, Oak Street Beach, Soldier Field
Lan Kwai Fong	Hong Kong	Night-life and tourism hotspot and subject of eponymous film	1993 New Year's Day Stampede
Las Vegas Boulevard	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Strip entertainment district	Bellagio, Caesar's Palace, Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas Sign, MGM Grand	File:Las Vegas Strip at Night (6337511396).jpg
Lombard Street	San Francisco	Colloquially known as the world's crookedest street
Madison Avenue	New York City	Metonym for the American advertising industry	Flatiron Building, Madison Square, Madison Square Garden
Market Street	San Francisco	Major transit artery for San Francisco and site of parades and expositions	Ferry Building
Michigan Avenue	Chicago	Magnificent Mile shopping district	Chicago Water Tower, John Hancock Center, Millennium Park
Monumental Axis	Brasília	Wide avenue in Brasília hosting important government buildings and monuments	Cathedral of Brasília, Cultural Complex of the Republic, Itamaraty Palace, Palácio do Planalto, Praça dos Três Poderes, National Congress, Supreme Federal Court
Mullholland Drive	Los Angeles	Scenic drive that is home to many Hollywood celebrities and featured in David Lynch eponymous film	Hollywood Sign, Leo Carrillo State Park
Nanjing Road	Shanghai	Shanghai's main shopping district	Jing'an Temple, Peace Hotel, People's Square, Shanghai Exhibition Centre
Nathan Road	Hong kong	Main thoroughfare of Kowloon	Antiquities and Monuments Office, iSQUARE, Kowloon Park, Peninsula Hotel, St Andrew's Church
Nevsky Prospect	St. Petersburg	The main shopping and night-life district of St. Petersburg and the setting of books including Crime and Punishment	Bookhouse, Eliseyev Emporium, Great Gostiny Dvor, Kazan Cathedral, Stroganov Palace, Vosstaniya Square
Newbury Street	Boston	Historic street known for high-end fashion boutiques	Emmanuel Church, Exeter Street Theatre, Public Garden
Ocean Drive	Miami	South Beach entertainment district known for its art deco hotels	Casa Casuarina, South Pointe Park
Olvera Street	Los Angeles	Pedestrian mall and oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles	Avila Adobe, Pelanconi House, Sepulveda House
Omotesandō	Tokyo	Tree-lined hub of the Harajuku fashion district and an 'architectural showcase'	Laforet, Omotesando Hills
Orchard Road	Singapore	Retail and entertainment hub of Singapore	Botanic Gardens, Istana, Shopping centres
Oxford Street	London	Europe's busiest shopping street	100 Club, Pantheon
Park Avenue	New York City	Wide boulevard and site of multiple notable structures	432 Park Avenue, Grand Central Terminal, Helmsley Building, MetLife Building, Park Avenue Viaduct, Union Square, Waldorf Astoria New York
Paseo de la Reforma	Mexico City	Site of multiple monuments and skyscrapers	Mexican Stock Exchange, Monumento a la Revolución, Monument to Cuauhtémoc, Torre Mayor
Peachtree Street	Atlanta	Main street hosting many of Atlanta's parades and prominent buildings	191 Peachtree Tower, Bank of America Plaza, Fox Theatre, Georgia-Pacific Tower, High Museum of Art, SunTrust Plaza, Woodruff Arts Center
Pennsylvania Avenue	Washington	Site of the White House	Department of Justice Headquarters, FBI Headquarters, Inaugural Parade, National Archives, National Gallery of Art, Old post office pavillion, United States Capitol
Rajpath	New Delhi	Ceremonial boulevard and site of Rashtrapati Bhavan	India Gate, Republic Day Parade, Secretariat Building, Vijay Chowk
Ringstraße	Vienna	Circular road known for it eclectic architectural style	Austrian Parliament Building, Heldenplatz, Hofburg Palace, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Palace of Justice, Stadtpark, Schwarzenbergplatz, Vienna State Opera, Votivkirche, Wiener Börse
Rodeo Drive	Los Angeles	High-end shopping district and tourist attraction	Fashion's Night Out, Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance, Walk of Style
Rua Oscar Freire	São Paulo	Tree-lined high-end fashion and restaurant district in São Paulo
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré	Paris	Home to several high-end fashion boutiques and residence of the President of France	Élysée Palace, Forum des Halles, Louvre
Rue de Rivoli	Paris	Major commercial street and site of high-end fashion boutiques	Hôtel de Ville, Louvre, Place des Pyramides, Tour Saint-Jacques
Saint Catherine Street	Montreal	Primary commercial and night-life district of downtown Montreal	Complexe Les Ailes, Concordia University, Gay Village, Morgan's, McGill University, Montreal Forum, Ogilvy, Place des Arts, Université du Québec à Montréal
Sand Hill Road	Menlo Park	Hub of American venture capital industry and symbol of Silicon Valley
Santa Monica Boulevard	Los Angeles	Major East West thoroughfare of Los Angeles featured in a Sheryl Crow song	Beverly Hilton, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, MOCA Third Street Promenade, Westfield Mall
Savile Row	London	Hub for men's bespoke tailoring buisnesses and site of The Beatles' final live performance	1 Savile Row, Apple Corps headquarters
Seventh Avenue	New York City	Metonym for the American fashion industry	Carnegie Hall, Fashion Institute of Technology, Penn Station, Times Square
Sunset Boulevard	Los Angeles	Sunset Strip entertainment district and an eponymous film	Amoeba Records, Beverly Hills Hotel, Comedy Store, Roxy Theatre, Viper Room, Whisky a Go Go
Tverskaya Street	Moscow	Main shopping, night-life and entertainment street of Moscow	Hotel Lux, Manege Square, Puskin Square, State Historical Museum, Yermolova Theatre
Unter den Linden	Berlin	Large boulevard host to multiple Berlin landmarks	Bebelplatz, Berlin Cathedral, Berlin State Opera, Brandenburg Gate, Neue Wache, Pariser Platz, Zeughaus
Valiasr Street	Tehran	An upscale shopping street considered the longest in the middle east	Mellat Park, Tehran City Theatre
Ventura Boulevard	Los Angeles	Symbol and major thoroughfare of the San Fernando Valley featured in songs from Tom Petty, Frank Zappa and the Everly Brothers	CBS Studio Center, Rancho Los Encinos. Sherman Oaks Galleria
Via Condotti	Rome	Historic and fashionable street in Rome	Caffè Greco, Palazzo Della Porta Negroni Caffarelli, Palazzo di Malta, Piazza di Spagna, Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti Spanish Steps
Via dei Fori Imperiali	Rome	Straight road connecting Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum built by order of Benito Mussolini	Forum of Augustus, Forum of Nerva, Forum of Trajan
Via del Corso	Rome	Historical street in central Rome home to many cultural sites	Column of Marcus Aurelius, Palazzo Chigi, Piazza Colonna, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Venezia, San Carlo al Corso, San Giacomo in Augusta, Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto
Via Dolorosa	Jerusalem	A pilgrimage site held to be the path Jesus walked during the crucifixion	Antonia Fortress, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Re-enactments and processions
Via Monte Napoleone	Milan	Upscale shopping district in Milan	Caffè Cova, Quadrilatero della moda
Wacker Drive	Chicago	Major two-tiered road in featured in popular media	311 South Wacker Drive, 333 Wacker Drive, Jeweler's Building, Willis Tower
Wall Street	New York City	Metonym for the American financial sector and site of the New York Stock Exchange. Featured in an eponymous film	40 Wall Street, Federal Hall, Trinity Church
Wangfujing	Beijing	Shopping street, tourist attraction and site of a night market	Beijing Department Store, Sun Dong An Plaza
Wellington Street	Ottawa	Historic downtown Ottawa street associated with the Canadian Parliament	Confederation Building, Confederation Square, Justice Building, Langevin Block, Parliament Hill, Wellington Building
Wilshire Boulevard	Los Angeles	Miracle Mile and the Los Angeles museum district	Ambassador Hotel, Beverly Hilton, El Rey Theatre, La Brea Tar Pits, LACMA, Los Angeles National Cemetery, MacArthur Park, Rodeo Drive, Saban Theatre, Third Street Promenade
Worth Avenue	Palm Beach	An upscale shopping district in Palm Beach	Everglades Club
Yonge Street	Toronto	Colloquially known as the longest street in the world	Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto Eaton Centre, Yonge-Dundas Square

See also

• Street
• High Street
• Main Street
• Living street
• Pedestrian street
• Pedestrian-friendly
• List of roads and highways
• List of shopping streets and districts by city
• Commercial district

External links

• A virtual exhibition on the history of streets
• streetnote, street music Live street music and musicians from the streets of the USA
• [1] Biannual exhibition of poetry and documentary about streets and traffic.
• Streetsblog – News focusing on streets and street life in the modern urban landscape. (No affiliation.)
• Routledge The Street: A Quintessential Social Public Space

Category:Types of roads

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