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The '''East End''' is a small part of the [[Adelaide]] central business district, closein tothe <!-north-east [[Eastcorner Terrace,of Adelaide|East Terrace]] -->East Terrace andthe [[NorthAdelaide Terrace, Adelaide|Northcity Terracecentre]]. This area is a popular office and retail district and has an increasing residential interest from the building of high-density luxury apartments in the area.

The retail centre of the East End is [[Rundle Street, Adelaide]]. Although the area is not officially demarcated, its approximate boundaries are [[North Terrace, Adelaide|North Terrace]], [[East Terrace]], [[Pulteney Street, Adelaide|Pulteney Street]] and [[Flinders Street, Adelaide|Flinders Street]]. It is also sometimes stated as including parts of [[Kent Town, South Australia|Kent Town]] and [[Adelaide Parklands|parklands]] locations such as the [[Adelaide Botanic Gardens]], [[Rymill Park]] and the [[National Wine Centre of Australia]]. Other major streets are [[Frome Street]], [[Grenfell Street]] and [[Pirie Street]].

The area is bounded by parklands on twothe north and east sides, with athe thirdwest side being mostly bounded by [[Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide|Hindmarsh Square]].

The eastern end of Rundle Street, with a frontage along East Terrace, was the site of Adelaide's original fruit and vegetable wholesale markets. These, closedknown inas the 1980s and, after a[[Adelaide longFruit and controversialProduce decision making process involving some government money, the ''Garden East'' (or ''[http://www.eastendastoria.com.au/ East End AstoriaExchange]]'') apartment development was built. This was the start of a growing number of prestige apartment buildings in the area.

*The [[Adelaide Fringe Festival]]

*The preliminary stage (stage 0) of the [[Tour Down Under]]. Called the Jacob's Creek Down Under Classic, stage 0 it is a street circuit bicycle race around the four sides of [[Rymill Park, Adelaide|Rymill Park]]<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2006/index.php?id=stages/stage0%2Fstage0 |title=2006 Jacobs Creek Tour Down Under] |access-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509091612/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2006/index.php?id=stages%2Fstage0 |archive-date=9 May 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

*The cross -country stage of the [[Adelaide Horse Trials]] runs through the parklands and is free entry to all.{{cn|date=March This2024}}<!---Not issure normallythis thestill Saturdaytakes of the November event.place--->

*Being part of theThe [[Adelaide Street Circuit]] currently, used for the [[Adelaide 500]], runs through the East End.

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