Crown street is a street that runs through Surry Hills , Darlinghurst and Woolloomooloo in inner city East Sydney . This walk starts at the southern end of Surry Hills Next to Cleveland Street that borders Redfern and then goes down to Oxford Street in Darlinghurst and then back. Crown Street goes further through Darlinghurst and into Woolloomooloo but that isn’t included in this walk. Electric Trams used to run down Crown Street into the late 1950s. The now closed Crown Street Woman’s hospital was once the largest Maternity Hospital in Sydney - it opened in 1893 and was closed in 1983. The site has now been redeveloped as housing and mixed commercial use. Crown street also includes the crown street public school and the Surry hills library and community centre.
Hi Billy, Its 2001, I was living on the corner of Crown and Cleveland Sts, Surry Hills. when I was working at the Adult Shop on Oxford St. My shifts ran from 5pm to 1am and I remember I had just gotten a brand new Stereo television (back when they were the rage,) I remember finishing my shift on the Wed. morning 1am and I got home around about 20 past, depends how long it took me to walk down Crown St at that time. Anyway I got home and I turned on my new tv only to see the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and because it was being broadcast as soon as it happened I was witness to see the 2nd plane fly into the North Tower. My God it was so devestating It made me cry. I'll always remember that about living there. I always used Crown St, I was a member of the Surry Hills Library up the road, it was brand new at the time and it still looks good today. Where you start this video, I lived above the Cygnal Smoke shop there, even though it was on Crown St, the entrance was on Cleveland St around the corner. Back then Blockbuster Video was were the Chemist is now and of course the Crown St Hotel has always been there. There used to be a mall diagonally across from me there where coles was. It got pulled down about 5 years ago, The new one should be finished about now I'm not sure as I haven't been there for about 2 years now. Crown Street though has always been one of my favourite streets from Cleveland all the way down to Wooloomooloo. Lots of vibrant people and its always busy. Cheers for now, see you on the next one. P.S. There are some Sydney Suburbs I haven't lived in or been too. Its just that you seem to be coincidently going to the ones that I have lived or frequented. Probably why I like watching your walks so much. Cheers again.
Great story telling / recollections Craig , I think most people on our side of the world were in bed and didn’t see 9/11 happen till it was replayed the next day - I saw it about six in the morning while I was having a coffee before heading off to work , took a while to realise that is wasn’t being broadcast live - was definitely an incredible moment. The new mall on Cleveland st also includes a lot of apartments now. I’ll be sticking up a Cleveland street walk soon going from east to west. I agree that the library still looks good today and isn’t it funny how shops like video stores that were once such a big part of peoples lives no longer exist. You’ve definitely lived in a lot of spots in Sydney - I think I’ve got some walks coming up that might be places you haven’t lived , worked or even visited - but wouldn’t bet on it 😀🙂 Thanks for sharing the information and memories. Cheers Craig Stay well
Thank you so much for sharing your impressions. I was in Surry Hills in 2013 and lived on Campbell Street. So much is still the same and just as beautiful as I remember. Your video really took me back. Thank you.
Crown street is a street that runs through Surry Hills , Darlinghurst and Woolloomooloo in inner city East Sydney .
This walk starts at the southern end of Surry Hills Next to Cleveland Street that borders Redfern and then goes down to Oxford Street in Darlinghurst and then back.
Crown Street goes further through Darlinghurst and into Woolloomooloo but that isn’t included in this walk.
Electric Trams used to run down Crown Street into the late 1950s.
The now closed Crown Street Woman’s hospital was once the largest Maternity Hospital in Sydney - it opened in 1893 and was closed in 1983.
The site has now been redeveloped as housing and mixed commercial use.
Crown street also includes the crown street public school and the Surry hills library and community centre.
Hi Billy, Its 2001, I was living on the corner of Crown and Cleveland Sts, Surry Hills. when I was working at the Adult Shop on Oxford St. My shifts ran from 5pm to 1am and I remember I had just gotten a brand new Stereo television (back when they were the rage,) I remember finishing my shift on the Wed. morning 1am and I got home around about 20 past, depends how long it took me to walk down Crown St at that time. Anyway I got home and I turned on my new tv only to see the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and because it was being broadcast as soon as it happened I was witness to see the 2nd plane fly into the North Tower. My God it was so devestating It made me cry. I'll always remember that about living there. I always used Crown St, I was a member of the Surry Hills Library up the road, it was brand new at the time and it still looks good today. Where you start this video, I lived above the Cygnal Smoke shop there, even though it was on Crown St, the entrance was on Cleveland St around the corner. Back then Blockbuster Video was were the Chemist is now and of course the Crown St Hotel has always been there. There used to be a mall diagonally across from me there where coles was. It got pulled down about 5 years ago, The new one should be finished about now I'm not sure as I haven't been there for about 2 years now. Crown Street though has always been one of my favourite streets from Cleveland all the way down to Wooloomooloo. Lots of vibrant people and its always busy.
Cheers for now, see you on the next one.
P.S. There are some Sydney Suburbs I haven't lived in or been too. Its just that you seem to be coincidently going to the ones that I have lived or frequented. Probably why I like watching your walks so much.
Cheers again.
Great story telling / recollections Craig , I think most people on our side of the world were in bed and didn’t see 9/11 happen till it was replayed the next day - I saw it about six in the morning while I was having a coffee before heading off to work , took a while to realise that is wasn’t being broadcast live - was definitely an incredible moment.
The new mall on Cleveland st also includes a lot of apartments now.
I’ll be sticking up a Cleveland street walk soon going from east to west.
I agree that the library still looks good today and isn’t it funny how shops like video stores that were once such a big part of peoples lives no longer exist.
You’ve definitely lived in a lot of spots in Sydney - I think I’ve got some walks coming up that might be places you haven’t lived , worked or even visited - but wouldn’t bet on it 😀🙂
Thanks for sharing the information and memories.
Cheers Craig
Stay well
Thank you so much for sharing your impressions. I was in Surry Hills in 2013 and lived on Campbell Street. So much is still the same and just as beautiful as I remember. Your video really took me back. Thank you.
@@recepguler2006 always good to hear from someone who has lived in the area.
Glad it brought back some good memories for you .
Thanks for watching
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