 Park Street which is officially known as Mother Teresa Sarani, is a popular area in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the busy office area in day time and in night it turns into a place of chills.
History of Park Street Park Street was earlier known as Burial Ground Road. It is a famous thoroughfare in the city of Kolkata. The street runs through what was a deer park of Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Calcutta from 1773 to 1789, hence the earlier name. Its current official name was given by Kolkata Municipal Corporation in honour of Mother Teresa. In the 1970s and 1980s much of Kolkata's night life took place at Park Street. Many noted musicians had played at popular restaurants, cafes and bars. Even before that, in the 1940s, 50s and 60s the prolific night life was centred on Park Street. Park Street remains the foremost dining region with many restaurants and pubs. It is often known as "Food Street" and "The Street that Never Sleeps". Extension of Park Street Park Street originates from Chowringhee Road (J L Nehru Road) and connects to Park Circus 7 point crossing in a south eastern direction. The portion of Park Street between Chowringhee Road and Mullick Bazar has been one of the city's attractions for years. Several important roads originate from intersect at Park Street in the northward and southward directions, namely Russell Street, Middleton Row, Camac Street, Wood Street, Loudon Street and Rawdon Street towards the South and Free School Street, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road towards the North. Park Street also intersects AJC Bose Road at Mullick Bazar crossing and eventually goes to Park Circus from where other major roads such as Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Darga Road, Park Circus Connector starts and connects to important areas such as Ballygunge, E M Bypass and CIT Road Kolkata. Building of Park Street Park Street has many notable shops and several notable buildings such as the Asiatic Society, St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, a Seventh-day Adventist Church, and the South Park Street Cemetery has cenotaphs and tombs of prominent figures from the British East India Company and Kolkata's European population.  Recreational Zone of Park Street
Park Street has been the recreation zone for Kolkata people since the British era. However, in the last 20 years, many new restaurants, malls, 5-star hotels and nightclubs have opened in other areas of the city and Park Street has lost much of its earlier attraction as being the 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. Related Articles Capital Cities of India History of Kolkata Kolkata, Indian City, West Bengal Culture of Kolkata Economy of Kolkata West Bengal, Indian State Monuments in Kolkata, West Bengal Monuments History of Bengali Theatre Birla Planetarium, Kolkata British Empire in India Impact of British Rule in India British Military Architecture in India British East India Company Mother Teresa Tourism In Kolkata The Maidan, Kolkata Indian Street Theatre Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal British Monuments in India Monuments of West Bengal (Last Updated on : 27-05-2016) |
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