Prospect Road, Adelaide


Prospect Road is a north–south road in the inner north suburbs of Adelaide, Australia. The road commences where O'Connell Street branches north east into Main North Road and Prospect Road continues the path north. The road terminates in the industrial suburb of Gepps Cross just north of Grand Junction Road.

History

In the 1840s Prospect Road was called Eliza Street and was not considered a main road, the two main roads heading north from North Adelaide being Main North Road and Lower Main North Road. Eliza Street was so named after Eliza Harrington, eldest daughter of James Harrington a local landholder, farmer and businessman. The Harringtons lived for a time at 20 Prospect Road in 'Stone Hall'. By the 1960s the Harringtons had built St Helen's House on Prospect Road where St Helen's Park remains today.

Notable sites

There are many murals, sculpture pieces and significant buildings along the length of Prospect Road. Recognisable pieces include Pulse by which are illuminated clusters of two and three stylised 'blossoms' of varying size in the Prospect Village Heart. They were commissioned as part of the Prospect Road Masterplan in 2011. There are also murals by members of the Prospect Mural Group including:
Prospect Road runs through two council areas: the City of Prospect from Fitzroy Terrace to just beyond Regency Road; and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield from that point to Grand Junction Road. Both councils have allocated funding to upgrades in the last 10 years.
In 2017 Port Adelaide Enfield completed a 3-stage upgrade including paving, landscaping and artwork in Kilburn and Blair Athol. the City of Prospect is completing its aesthetic upgrades and the undergrounding of power lines along the length of the road within the suburb of Prospect.

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