‘Gutter confessions’: The rise and fall of Australia’s nightlife scene – Yahoo News Australia

It was once the most notorious suburb in the country, but scenes of pimps and prostitutes, raving party-goers and heaving nightclubs in Kings Cross, Sydney, are now a distant memory.
They have been replaced by much quieter restaurants, wine bars, and the odd empty storefront as the iconic area closes in on a crucial moment in a fight to revamp itself and bring back the foot traffic.
But its a process haunted by its past reputation for debauchery and delinquency.
Few people understood the King…

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