Water Street, St. John's
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| Location | St. John's |
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| East end | Temperance Street |
| West end | Waterford Bridge Road |
| Official name | Water Street Historic District National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1987 |
Water Street is located in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It became a commercial trading outpost for the Basques, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and English. The street now boasts many souvenir shops, restaurants, pubs, and high-end boutiques, as well as other commercial ventures. To this day the street remains the hub of commercial activity in the city.
The Water Street Historic District was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1987 and comprises a group of commercial structures which are representative of the 19th-century mercantile businesses associated with the Newfoundland fisheries and the Atlantic trade.
Coordinates: 47°33′45.29″N 52°42′31.13″W / 47.5625806°N 52.7086472°W
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