Heritage festival: take a walk on the Golden Mile
Thursday 7 May from 1pm to 2pm
Once a major retail strip Oxford Street became synonymous with LGBTIQA+ life in Sydney from the 1960s onwards, with its bars, clubs, shops, cafes and restaurants, alongside its world-famous and now heritage-listed Mardi Gras Parade Route. Join heritage expert, Matt Devine, for a walking tour of the ‘Golden Mile’ and learn more about LGBTIQA+ sites along the strip, including 3 buildings in the process of being heritage listed.
Matt Devine is a registered architect and heritage specialist working in strategic planning at the City of Sydney. Through his work at the City he has been part of a team focusing on recognising and celebrating the relationship of the LGBTIQA+ community to Oxford Street, Darlinghurst while encouraging development for creative and cultural uses.
The walk starts at Emden Gun, south-east corner of Hyde Park.
Do the full walking tour ‘Parade’ in the Sydney Culture Walks app, which documents many LGBTQIA+ spots of historical and contemporary interest along Oxford Street. Find out more about at sydneyculturewalksapp.com
We aim to deliver inclusive and accessible events. If you have any particular access or communication needs please contact Jana Hawkins-Andersen on 02 9265 9292 or JHawkinsAndersen@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Image: Gay Guide, Oxford Weekender News – Golden Mile Map, 1980. Image courtesy of Pride History Group