The Colombian Hotel stands at the corner of Oxford and Crown Streets, distinguished by its tall, curved facade and the expansive arched windows that wrap around the street level. Built in nineteen thirty-five, it replaced an earlier pub on…
Darlinghurst Queer History
Walk the historic streets of Darlinghurst to trace the resilient history of Sydney's LGBTQ+ community. This route guides you past legendary nightlife venues, early protest sites, and touching memorials.
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1. Colombian Hotel
2. Stonewall Hotel
The Stonewall Hotel features a distinctive curved brick facade that anchors the corner of Oxford and Riley Streets. This building served as a site of intense resistance in nineteen seventy-eight when police arrested fifty-three people…
3. Taylor Square Pride Village
The rainbow flag permanently flying above the Taylor Square intersection marks the heart of Sydney’s Pride Village. This patch of Darlinghurst served as the epicenter for the nineteen seventy-eight street parade, a protest that turned into…
4. Kinselas Hotel
The Kinselas Hotel features a curved, Art Deco facade finished in stark white render, sitting prominently on the corner of Taylor Square. Originally built as a funeral parlor in nineteen thirty-three, the building contained a chapel and…
5. Qtopia Sydney
The former Darlinghurst Police Station features a heavy, dark brick facade and a wide arched entrance that once funneled citizens into a holding cell. Now, Qtopia Sydney occupies these walls, transforming a site of past state surveillance…
6. Green Park
Green Park features a bronze sculpture of a bronze horse and rider that commemorates the Australian Light Horse regiments. This green space sits on land that once held the Victoria Barracks military hospital during the mid-nineteenth…