Queen Street | Discovering Queensland

Queen Street, now a pedestrian mall, has always been a central thoroughfare for the Brisbane CBD, and it's development and evolution is reflective of the wider city and state.

Corner of Edward and Queen St

Corner of Edward and Queen Streets facing towards Spring Hill with the Old Windmill in the background.

The Corner of Queen & Edward, Brisbane

Queen Street, 1880

Queen Street featuring horses and carriages

Looking south along Queen Street, Brisbane, c 1880

Eagle and Queen Street, c1880s

Aerial view from junction of Eagle Street and Queen Street with Eagle Street Drinking Fountain in the centre.

Traffic Journeying Down Queen and Eagle Street in Brisbane

Queen Street, c1875

Corner of Edward and Queen Street, looking down Queen Street in a south west direction.

Queen St, Brisbane

General Post Office

View of the exterior of the General Post Office

General Post Office, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1897

Historic Building

Queen Street Collisions

AMP Building in late 19th century with people walking in front in period dress

AMP society building, corner Queen and Edward Streets, Brisbane, 1898

National Hotel, 1898

National Hotel at the corner of Queen Street and Adelaide Street, 1898

Petrie Bight showing National Hotel and Customs House, Brisbane, 1898

Adelaide Street

River

Queen and Eagle Streets

View of a historic street scene on the corner of two busy streets in early 1900s Brisbane

Corner of Queen and Eagle Streets, Brisbane, c1900

George and Queen Streets, c1907

Corner of George and Queen Streets facing north with tailor, dentist, bank and real estate shops with pedestrians in view.

Corner of George and Queen St, Brisbane

George and Queen Streets, c1908

Corner of George and Queen Street facing towards Victoria Bridge c1908.

Queen St, Brisbane, c1908

Corner of Queen and George Streets

The corner of Queen and Goerge Streets showing many people out walking the streets in period dress

Corner of Queen and George Streets, Brisbane. c1910

Trams in Queen Street, 1910

Trams in Queen Street, 1910

Trams in Queen Street, 25 June 1910