Panagal Park is a park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

 and a locality in T Nagar, Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

. The park is named after the Raja of Panagal, the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency

Madras Presidency

The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...

 who created the park. It is an important junction and is the commercial centre of T Nagar.

Commercial establishments

Panagal Park is home to many commercial establishments and departmental stores. Almost all the shops are concentrated on South Usman Road and Ranganathan Street

Ranganathan Street

Ranganathan Street is a street in T. Nagar, Chennai, India. It is located on the approach to the Mambalam train station. Many commercial establishments can be found on Ranganathan Street.-History:...

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Some of the more famous stores surrounding the park are as follows:

• Sri Krishna Collections
• Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti
  Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti
  Nalli is an Indian wardrobe store and silk saree emporium based in Chennai. It is one of the oldest and premium saree shops in the Chennai's commercial neighbourhood of T. Nagar.- History :...
  
  
• Pothys
• Saravana Stores
  Saravana Stores
  Saravana Stores is a chain of retail stores, all located in T Nagar-Chennai, selling textiles,jewellery,vessels and a wide range of consumer products.According to Kishore Biyani of bigbazaar,it is India’s No 1 retail store in one locality.- Founder :...
  
  
• Sri Kumaran Silks

Roads

6 arterial roads radiate outwards from the park:

• North Usman Road goes north towards Kodambakkam
• G N Chetty Road goes northeast towards Gemini Circle
• Thyagaraja Road (known as pondy bazzar ) goes east towards Teynampet Signal
• Venkatanarayana Road goes southeast towards Nandanam Junction
• South Usman Road goes south towards Saidapet
  Saidapet
  Saidapet is an important neighbourhood in Chennai , India. The Saidapet Court, the only other court of judicature in Chennai city apart from the Madras High Court and the Saidapet bus depot are located here...
  
  
• Doraiswamy Road goes west towards West Mambalam