Central Street

Central Street can refer to:

Central Street (Evanston, Illinois)

Central Street is the principal east-west artery in the far north of Evanston, Illinois and is a major thoroughfare in other northern and northwest suburbs of Chicago. It is the longest east-west road in the city of Evanston, where it stretches for over two miles (3 km) from the city limits west of Crawford Avenue to its eastern intersection with Sheridan Road near the historic Grosse Point Lighthouse. West of Evanston, the street begins at Barrington Road (26 miles west of State Street) in South Barrington and runs westward intermittently through various municipalities, where it is alternately known as Central Road, Central Parkway, and, along the Skokie/Wilmette border, Central Street. The street is located at 2600 N in the Evanston grid system and 10100 N in the Chicago grid system.

History and name

Central Street has a non-central location in Evanston; the name dates to when the street was the principal thoroughfare for the village of North Evanston, which was annexed to Evanston in 1874.

Central Street (Taiwan)

Coordinates: 23°33′53.8″N 119°33′53.6″E / 23.564944°N 119.564889°E / 23.564944; 119.564889

The Central Street (Chinese: 中央街) is a street in Makung City, Penghu County, Republic of China. It is the oldest street in the city.

Features

This winding pedestrian street, located behind the city's Mazu Temple, features such attractions as the Shihkung Ancestral Shrine and the Well of a Thousand Soldiers. Buildings along this street also show a mixture of Western and Fujian elements, such as the Chienyi Tang Chinese Traditional Medicine Store.

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