The Colombian Hotel is a triangular, brown-brick building situated at the prominent corner of Oxford and Crown Streets in Darlinghurst. Its exterior features a distinct temple-styled entrance and three horizontal white bands that wrap…
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 sits on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst, distinguished by a heritage-listed facade built in eighteen eighty. Originally designed by the Mansfield Brothers as a branch for the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, the…
3. Taylor Square Pride Village
Taylor Square is a distinctive public intersection in Darlinghurst, defined by the meeting of Oxford, Bourke, Forbes, and Flinders Streets. You can identify the area by the prominent rainbow crossing and a large rainbow flag, which serve…
4. Kinselas Hotel
Kinselas Hotel on Bourke Street is defined by its ornate Art Deco interiors and a sweeping porch that overlooks Taylor Square. The building features high, detailed ceilings that remain from its era as the headquarters of Charles Kinsela,…
5. Qtopia Sydney
Qtopia Sydney is a sprawling cultural campus housed within the heritage-listed former Darlinghurst Police Station. You can identify the main building by its distinctive sandstone facade, which stands near Taylor Square as a reminder of a…
6. Green Park
Green Park is defined by the ornate bandstand sitting at its center, a structure erected in nineteen twenty-five that once hosted public concerts during the interwar years. Located between St Vincent’s Hospital and the site of the former…