Vesteliensgade

Vesteliensgade

Panorama of Vesteliensgade in the east, near its merger with Gælisksgade
Former name(s)	Karlsgade
Namesake	Henrietta, Duchess of Vestelia
Length	0.8 mi (1.3 km)
Location	Rimso, Scovern
Nearest metro station	Vesteliensgade
West end	Prinsenstorv
East end	Gælisksgade
Other
Known for	List of shops

Vesteliensgade (Estmerish: "Vestelia Street", sometimes abbreviated Vsgd.) is the main thoroughfare through the city of Rimso, Scovern. The fully pedestrianised street begins at Prinsenstorv in the west, running for 0.8 miles (1.29 km) before merging into Gælisksgade in the east, and is home to hundreds of shops, including many of famous international brands such as Armada, Duhamel, Haberlin's and Juhl's. It is the longest shopping parade in Scovern and one of the busiest in Euclea, receiving millions of tourists monthly.

The first semblance of what is now Vesteliensgade was created in the 17th century and was known as Karlsgade (Karl Street), running from Prinsenstorv for around 0.1 miles eastwards before meeting with other thoroughfares. In the 18th century, there was radical redevelopment of Rimso, which included the widening of its central streets and the merger of five separate central streets into what is now Vesteliensgade. The street was one of the first domestically to cater to motorcars in the 1900s and briefly sported a domestic railway terminus for the city (Rimso Østbanegård), which closed in 1953. Retail development began on the street in the 1960s, and quickly became a prestigious location for companies opening branches in Scovern.

In the 1970s, the Rimsonian government made the decision to gradually limit motor traffic in the area on account of its growing popularity among pedestrian shoppers and major central location. With the opening of the Vesteliensgade Letbane station in 1975, served by two of the initial four lines, motor traffic through the area was no longer seen as a necessity. The local government introduced road tolls in 1975, before restricting the road exclusively to bus and taxi traffic in 1977 and eventually full pedestrianisation in 1980. Vesteliensgade is generally viewed as a positive example of pedestrianisation in a city centre.

Vesteliensgade remains an incredibly popular location among both locals and tourists. Its Letbane station is the most-used on the network, and the street is the most visited in Scovern. The street is also sometimes used toponymically to refer to the Rimsonian or Scovernois economy.

Shops

Brand	Category	Country of origin
Air Co	Clothing	Rizealand
Armada	Clothing	Etruria
Anisos.	Retail	Piraea
Bent Berg	Hardware	Scovern
Bergamin	Clothing	Montecara
Bridgeware	Electronics	Rizealand
Daiwa	Beverages	Senria
De Brucker	Confectionary	Hennehouwe
Duhamel	Media, Toys	Template:Country data Estmere
Freidrik's	Confectionary	Azmara
Goldbrews	Beverages	Rizealand
Haberlin's	Confectionary	Template:Country data Estmere
J&J's	Clothing	Azmara
Jabooli	Electronics	Rizealand
Juhl's	Homeware	Scovern
Kinobi	Clothing	Senria
Lantu	Electronics	Shangea
Marque	Clothing	Hennehouwe
Munchies	Fast food	Rizealand
Mutual Credit Bank	Banking	Template:Country data Estmere
OBV	Banking	Werania
Open Express	Retail	Hennehouwe
Rentenbank	Banking	Werania
Saggitario	Clothing	Etruria
ShoePlus	Clothing	Rizealand
Société générale-RLB	Banking	Gaullica Werania
Sommerfeldt's	Retail	Scovern
Spygge	Toys	Scovern
Sumisaka	Retail	Senria
Top Dog	Fast food	Template:Country data Estmere
Vernson	Clothing	Rizealand
Vita	Clothing	Etruria
Umehara	Electronics	Senria
Up Athlete	Clothing	Rizealand
Weissmarkt	Supermarket	Werania
WRK	Supermarket	Werania

Transport links

Previous station	Rimso Letbane			Next station
Vilsted		Continental line		Gælisksgade
Viemose		Coronation line
		LuftLink
		Union line		Gummersmarke
Kongensgade		Municipal line		Ibsted Park Syd