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William G. Perry, chief architect of the Williamsburg Restoration, designed the shopping district. [5] Most of the stores and shops are located on Duke of Gloucester Street (DoG St.) right across from The College of William & Mary’s campus. [4]
Williamsburg Premium Outlets, formerly Prime Outlets [2] and Berkeley Commons, [3] is an outlet shopping complex located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was built in 1988 [4] by McArthur/Glen Group of Washington, D.C. [5] The shopping center has 135 stores, and it is owned and operated by the Simon Property Group. [6] The mall was renovated in 2008.
The 1988 movie Coming to America was primarily filmed on South 5th Street in Williamsburg, despite being set in Queens. [275] In the 1994 comedy-drama The Paper, directed by Ron Howard, Williamsburg became the setting for the scene of a fictional double murder that turns out to be a mafia retaliation killing. [276]
It is the major shopping street in Greenpoint while it is mostly residential in Williamsburg. The stretch through Greenpoint is also called Little Poland for its high concentration of Polish culture and of Polish-named businesses and signage. [ 1 ]
In May 2008, Williamsburg Area Transit Authority announced that it had recently received a grant for three trolley-replica type buses that will serve the local shopping areas of New Town, High Street, Richmond Road, Jamestown Road, and Merchants Square in Colonial Williamsburg. The Williamsburg Trolley began service in August 2009.
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The Haydenville Cemetery, also located on High Street, was established by the brothers in 1847 after their father died, and is where the family plot is located. [3] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]
Amex’s list of the UK’s top high street hotspots for independent shops. St Mary’s Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire. Devonshire Street / Division Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire.