Sin and the City Kings Cross vice & bohemia Walking History Tour

$46.00

This History Tour has been curated by heritage professionals to uncover the notorious secrets stories & scandals of Kings Cross Sydney’s historic red-light strip.

Once a bourgeois neighbourhood boasting harbour-side mansions & Victorian villas this bustling pocket of Sydney was transformed by bohemia entertainment & modernist architecture during the roaring 1920’s Jazz Age. Amidst the sparkling lights of its inter-war years The Cross also became riddled with backstreet bordellos sly-grog stores razor-wielding gangs crime-lords (and ladies) murders mysteries & martinis.

By the 1960s the streets teamed with revellers visiting its red-light strip of neon fantasies nightclubs & local eccentrics dubbed in the media as ‘Sin City’. Crime and corruption continued as new heavyweights such as The Boss of The Cross took the reigns and by 1975 the neighbourhood was embroiled in one of Sydney’s most scandalous cold-case murder mysteries.

Uncover this unique story in style!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kings Cross Kings Cross New South Wales

Your guide will uncover the ‘Golden Mile’ strip and back streets of Kings Cross a former red light district and entertainment mecca lined with nightclubs strip clubs theatres flashing bill boards and quirky Art Deco architecture.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Potts Point Sunday Markets Macleay Street Potts Point Sydney New South Wales 2011 Australia

Potts Point is the residential neighbourhood of Kings Cross this tour will visit its eclectic mix of street markets and foodie alleys Georgian Mansions Victorian villas Art deco apartments Gothic convents Harbour views broad leafy avenues and artistic alley ways while bringing to life the notorious tales of its historic residents and revellers.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

This History Tour has been curated by heritage professionals to uncover the notorious secrets stories & scandals of Kings Cross Sydney’s historic red-light strip.

Once a bourgeois neighbourhood boasting harbour-side mansions & Victorian villas this bustling pocket of Sydney was transformed by bohemia entertainment & modernist architecture during the roaring 1920’s Jazz Age. Amidst the sparkling lights of its inter-war years The Cross also became riddled with backstreet bordellos sly-grog stores razor-wielding gangs crime-lords (and ladies) murders mysteries & martinis.

By the 1960s the streets teamed with revellers visiting its red-light strip of neon fantasies nightclubs & local eccentrics dubbed in the media as ‘Sin City’. Crime and corruption continued as new heavyweights such as The Boss of The Cross took the reigns and by 1975 the neighbourhood was embroiled in one of Sydney’s most scandalous cold-case murder mysteries.

Uncover this unique story in style!

Additional information

Duration

2 hours 30 minutes

Commences

Potts Point Australia

Region

New South Wales

City

Potts Point

Category

Cultural & Theme Tours