kwˈiːn stɹˈiːt ɪz hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt æz ɪt kəntˈeɪnz mˈæk ˈɑːɹθɚ sˈɛntɹəl, ðə bˈɪldɪŋ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dˈʌɡləz mˈæk ˈɑːɹθɚ hæd hɪz sˈaʊθ wˈɛst pɐsˈɪfɪk hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz fɹʌm dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː tə noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ænd dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ˈælaɪd fˈoːɹsᵻz kæmpˈeɪn.
Queen Street is historically significant as it contains MacArthur Central, the building in which the American General Douglas MacArthur had his South West Pacific headquarters (from July 1942 to November 1944) during World War II and directed the Allied Forces campaign.