Park Street, Kolkata
Park Street | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
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Planning agency | KMDA |
Civic agency | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
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Park Street, is a famous thoroughfare in downtown
History
Documented records of the throughfare can be traced back to 1760, when Kolkata (then Calcutta) was the capital of the British Empire in India. Since 1760, the street has been through several name changes. Previous names include 'Ghorustan ka Rasta', Vansittart Avenue and Burial Ground Road.[1]
Some 250 years ago, Park Street was known as Burial Ground Road and was not a preferred choice of residence, as there were a number of cemeteries in this area, the South Park Street Cemetery, opposite to it was the North Park Street Cemetery (now replaced by a school). Further west, there were two smaller cemeteries, one French and one Italian (now replaced by offices and schools).[2]
Park Street has been the main evening recreation zone for Kolkata people since the British era. In the 1970s and 1980s much of Kolkata's
Location and importance
Park Street originates from
Park Street remains Kolkata's foremost dining district, with many restaurants and pubs. It is often known as "Food Street" and "The Street that Never Sleeps". In the last 15 years, many new restaurants, shopping malls, 5-star hotels and nightclubs have opened in other areas of the city and hence Park Street has lost much of its earlier attraction as being the numero uno entertainment hub of Kolkata. However, it is still one of the prime commercial and entertainment zones of the city. Park Street is traditionally decorated with lights on Diwali, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.
Landmarks
Park Street has notable landmarks, showrooms, buildings and cenotaphs and tombs of prominent figures from the British Raj era and European population such as:
- Asiatic Society
- St. Xavier's Collegiate School
- St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
- Loreto College, Kolkata
- St. Thomas Church, Kolkata
- Assembly of God Church school
- 'Park Plaza' Office
- Queen's Mansion
- Park Mansions, housing both kolkata Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata and Alliance Française du Bengale
- The Park Hotel
- South Park Street Cemetery
- Stephen Court Building
Police district
Park Street police station is part of the South division of Kolkata Police. Located at 89, Park Street, Kolkata-700016, it has jurisdiction over the police district which is bordered on the north from the north-west corner of the junction of Dr. Md. Ishaque Road (old Kyd Street), Jawaharlal Nehru Road (old Chowringhee Road) and Janaki Saha Road (old Mayo Road), thence crossing Jawaharlal Nehru Road to the north-east corner of the junction of Dr. Md. Ishaque Road (old Kyd Street) and Jawaharlal Nehru Road, thence eastward by the northern limits of Dr. Md. Ishaque Road up to Mirza Galib Street (old Free School Street) and thence northward along the western limits of Mirza Galib Street up to the north-west corner of the junction of Mustaque Ahmed Lane (old Marquis Street) and Mirza Galib Street, thence crossing Mirza Galib Street, to the north-east corner of the junction of Mustaque Ahmed Lane and Mirza Galib Street, thence eastward by the northern limits of Mustaque Ahmed Lane to Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road (old Wellesly Street), thence crossing Rafi Ahmed Kidwai to the north-east corner of the junction of Mustaque Ahmed Lane and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, thence eastward by the northern limits of Haji Md. Mohsin Road and Alimuddin Street respectively to Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road thence crossing Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road up to the north-east corner of the junction of Alimuddin Street and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road.[4]
It is bordered on the east from the north-east corner of the junction of Alimuddin Street and the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, thence by southward the eastern boundary of Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road up to the south-east corner of the junction of Park Street and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road.[4]
It is bordered in south from the south-east corner of the junction of Park Street and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road (old Lower Circular Road) then crossing Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road to the south west corner of the junction of Park Street and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, then westward by the southern limits of Park Street to Jawaharlal Nehru Road (old Chowringhee Road) thence crossing Jawaharlal Nehru Road up to the south-west corner of the junction of Park Street, Outram Road and Jawaharlal Nehru Road.[4]
It is bordered on the west From the south-west corner of the junction of Park Street, Jawaharlal Nehru Road (old Chowringhee Road) and Outram Road, thence northward by the western limits of the Jawaharlal Nehru Road up to the north-west corner of the junction of Dr. Md. Ishaque Road (old Kyd Street), Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Janaki Saha Road (old Mayo Road).[4]
See also - Park Street police district map
Tollygunge Women's police station has jurisdiction over all the police districts in the South Division, i.e. Park Street, Shakespeare Sarani, Alipore, Hastings, Maidan, Bhowanipore, Kalighat, Tollygunge, Charu Market, New Alipur and Chetla.[4]park Street police station
See also
- Camac Street
- Sudder Street
- Chowringhee
- AJC Bose Road & APC Road
- Free School Street
References
- ^ Banka, Neha (3 December 2019). "Street-wise Kolkata: How Park Street got its name". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Indian Express Group). 16–31 March 2006. Archived from the originalon 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Kolkata Police". South Division. KP. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
External links
- Park Street history (archived 13 January 2005)
- Article on South Park Street Cemetery
Kolkata/Esplanade travel guide from Wikivoyage - covering Park Street