Main Street

Main Street is a generic phrase used to denote a primary retail street of a village, town or small city in many parts of the world. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in the central business district, and is most often used in reference to retailing and socializing.

The term is commonly used in Ireland, Scotland, the United States, Canada, and less often in Australia and New Zealand. In most of the United Kingdom the common description is High Street. However, the term "Main Street" is sometimes used in the UK, for instance, in the village of Sutton Cheney. In Jamaica the term is Front Street. In some parts of the south west of England the equivalent used is Fore Street.

In some larger cities, there may be several Main Streets, each relating to a specific neighborhood or formerly separate city, rather than the city as a whole. In many larger U.S. cities "Main Street" is a U.S. Highway; "Main Street of America" branding was used to promote U.S. Route 66 in its heyday.

Main

Main may refer to:

Geography

Main River (disambiguation)

Most commonly the Main river in Germany

Most commonly the Main river in Germany

Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province

Main River, an unincorporated community in Weldford Parish, New Brunswick, Canada

"Spanish Main", a name given to the Caribbean coast

Main Street

Saint Laurent Boulevard, a street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada known as "The Main"

Saint Laurent Boulevard, a street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada known as "The Main"

Main (lunar crater)

People and organisations

Main (surname)

Ma'in, alternate spelling for the Minaeans, an ancient people of modern-day Yemen

Main (band)

Chas. T. Main, an engineering and hydroelectric company

Mountain Area Information Network, an Internet service provider and web hosting service and operator of WPVM-LP (MAIN-FM) Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Ocean

Main, a synonym for the ocean, as in the song "Sailing, Sailing"

SS Main, a number of steamships

Main (ship), an iron sailing ship launched in 1884

Other

Main function (programming)

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Ian Stewart (piano), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar), Bill Wyman (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums). Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued as an occasional pianist until his death in 1985. Jones departed the band less than a month prior to his death in 1969, having already been replaced by Mick Taylor, who remained until 1975. Subsequently, Ronnie Wood has been on guitar in tandem with Richards. Following Wyman's departure in 1993, Darryl Jones has been the main bassist. Other notable keyboardists for the band have included Nicky Hopkins, active from 1967 to 1982; Billy Preston through the mid 1970s (most prominent on Black and Blue) and Chuck Leavell, active since 1982. The band was first led by Jones but after teaming as the band's songwriters, Jagger and Richards assumed de facto leadership.

The Mill

The Mill may refer to:

The Mill (post-production), a post-production and visual effects company

The Mill (Rembrandt), a painting by Dutch baroque artist Rembrandt

The Mill (Burne-Jones painting), a painting by British artist Edward Burne-Jones

"The Mill," a poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson

The Mill (TV series), a period television drama airing in the UK on Channel 4

The Mill, former corporate headquarters of Digital Equipment Corporation

The Mill (Ipswich), an apartment complex located on the Waterfront in Ipswich

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg; IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk]) is the second largest city in Russia. It is politically incorporated as a federal subject (a federal city). It is located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. In 1914 the name of the city was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: Петрогра́д; IPA: [pʲɪtrɐˈgrat]), in 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленингра́д; IPA: [lʲɪnʲɪnˈgrat]), and in 1991, back to Saint Petersburg. In Russian literature, informal documents, and discourse, the word "Saint" is usually omitted, leaving "Petersburg". In casual conversation Russians may drop the "burg" as well, referring to it as "Peter": Russian: Питер (Piter).

Tsar Peter the Great founded Saint Petersburg on May 27 [O.S. 16] 1703. Between 1713–1728 and 1732–1918 Saint Petersburg functioned as the imperial capital of Russia. In 1918 the central government bodies moved from Saint Petersburg (then named Petrograd) to Moscow. It is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants (2012), and the fourth most populated federal subject. Saint Petersburg is a major European cultural center, and also an important Russian port on the Baltic Sea.

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published: 06 Nov 2014

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