Darlinghurst
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Darlinghurst is a district of Sydney with around 11,000 inhabitants in the Australian state of New South Wales . It is located one kilometer east of the city center and the Hyde Park district within the City of Sydney Administrative Area (LGA) . Darlinghurst is also known colloquially as Darlo .
Darlinghurst is a densely populated district with residents mostly living in apartments or townhouses. Formerly a slum and red light district, it underwent an urban renewal in the 1980s , creating a cosmopolitan, upscale and colorful residential area. Lively cultural life takes place mainly on Victoria Street, on the border with Kings Cross. The main thoroughfare in Darlinghurst is Oxford Street, known around the world as the hub of the Sydney gay movement. There are numerous nightclubs here that have now surpassed the notorious red light district in Kings Cross in popularity. As a result, thefts and bodily harm have increased in the area.
The adjoining boroughs of Darlinghurst include Kings Cross to the north, Woolloomooloo , Potts Point , Rushcutters Bay , Paddington and Surry Hills .
history
Darlinghurst was formerly known as Eastern Hill , later Henrietta Town , after the governor's wife Lachlan Macquarie , whose middle name was Henrietta. At the beginning of the 19th century the district got its current name in honor of Elizabeth Darling, the popular wife of Governor Ralph Darling . Hurst is the old English name for a wooded area.
Attractions
Darlinghurst is home to two of Sydney's museums: the Australian Museum , a natural history museum, and the Sydney Jewish Museum . The Darlinghurst Gaol , a large sandstone penal institution in the center of Darlinghurst , was also built here between 1836 and 1840 . The Australian poet Henry Lawson was imprisoned here during his wild years. Used as a technical colleague since 1921, it became the new home of the National Art School in 1995 .
Darlinghurst Fire Station, completed in 1912, and Darlinghurst Courthouse, built in 1844, are other well-known buildings.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Darlinghurst ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Heath Aston. Oxford St beset with violence . the.telegraph.com.au. Retrieved September 19, 2011. (English)
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs , Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8 , p. 77