Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Strand Street
Strand is closed to traffic for several blocks and the town's
newest shopping malls are located on it or near by. Many ho-
tels and restaurants are here as well.
Company Street & Queen Street
The third and fourth streets running parallel to the harbor
house hotels, shops, eateries and boites.
Queen Cross & King Cross
These are the two major cross-streets, the others being al-
leys.
Frederiksted
On the island's western shore, Frederiksted has wide
tree-lined streets and a waterfront promenade with
benches. Cruise passengers can rest in a modern edifice
built at the dock. It looks rather out of place here since it is in
the historic district and encircled by Fort Frederik, Emanci-
pation Park and Victorian-style buildings. The town was de-
stroyed by fire during labor riots in 1878, and the wooden
structures with Victorian façades were built on the remain-
ing Danish brick basements. Frederiksted needs a fresh coat
of paint and a guiding force to inject some vitality. It has be-
come rather shabby looking.
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Buildings in both towns are num-
bered consecutively (e.g., buildings
#25 and #26) on one side of the street
from the waterfront to the town lim-
its. They reverse on the opposite side
of the street, where #1 is at the town
limit and numbers rise heading to-
ward the waterfront.
