historical walking tours EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL & RETAIL SYDNEY Historical Walking Tour Front Cover Image: Sydney Arcade interior, 1890 (Image: Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW) exchange Sydney’s shops demonstrate the evolution of rom imposing banks to opulent retailing from elaborate Victorian shopping shops and old warehouses, much arcades to multi-storey department stores. of Sydney’s commercial history This walk will take you through the heart of the City’s can be seen in its buildings. financial and retail district — Martin Place, George Street and Pitt Street — pointing out landmarks, their architectural features and the history behind them. Detail from a Grace Bros catalogue, 1922 (Image: City of Sydney Archives) Sydney’s PLEASE ALLOW history 1–2 hours for this tour. is all around us. Start at Our walking tours will lead you St James Station (1) (1926) on Elizabeth Street, opposite on a journey of discovery from Market Street. early Aboriginal life through to contemporary Sydney. Clover Moore MP Lord Mayor of Sydney Historical Walking Tours — Exchange / 01. 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WARD AVE ROSLYN GARDENS WILLIAM ST Harbour AVE RD DARLINGHURST RD WILMOT ST Kings Cross ROSLYN ST YURONG ST RILEY ST TAYLOR ST CENTRAL ST Wentworth Park FARRELL AVE FORSYTH ST ALBION PL STANLEY ST VICTORIA RD BURTON ST FIG ST FRANCIS ST LIVERPOOL ST ELIZABETH ST KINGS CROSS RD CASTLEREAGH ST MAXWELL ROAD WATTLE ST CRAIGEND ST BELLEVUE ST KEY LEGEND 37 CLAPTON PL NEW SOUTH HEAD RD BRIDGE RD WENTWORTH PARK RD MANSFIELD ST DARGHAN ST Museum SEALE ST BOURKE ST FERRY RD BAYVIEW ST QUARRY ST Train World LIVERPOOL ST DARLING ST Exhibition LOMBARD ST Square VICTORIA ST ARCADIA RD Light Rail 38 NIMROD ST BELL ST GLEBE POINT RD JONES ST OXFORD ST SURREY STREET HARBOUR ST Monorail WOMERAH AVENUE PIER ST GOULBURN ST RILEY ST COLBOURNE AVE TOXTETH RD BRISBANE ST LYNDHURST ST MCLACHLAN AVE PALMER ST BARCOM AVE GOTTENHAM ST Paddy’s NIELD AVE HACKETT ST CROWN ST BULWARA RD Markets WAINE ST BOYCE ST TALFOURD ST WENTWORTH ST BURTON ST WILLIAM HENRY ST MARLBOROUGH DARLING DR DARLING DIXON ST DIXON WIGRAM RD ST JOHNS RD ST SUSSEX CAMPBELL ST HAY ST GEORGE ST GOULBURN ST PHILLIP ST WENTWORTH AVE BOUNDARY ST HAY ST FORBES ST MINOGUEHarold CRES Park GLENMORE RD BROUGHTON ST Capitol GLENMORE RD HEREFORD ST Square Taylor VICTORIA ST MACARTHUR ST ST QUAY Square MACDONALS ST FOSTER ST BARLOWPARKER ST ST CAMPBELL ST COMMONWEALTHST GLEBE ST ST SMITH JAROCIN AVE DARLINGHURST RD THOMAS ST RESERVOIR ST MARY ANN ST BROWN ST ULTIMO RD ST OCEAN COWPER ST JONES ST Belmore Park TAYLOR ST MITCHELLCAMPBELL ST ST VALENTINE ST EDDY AVE ST JOHNS RD BRIDGE RD WESTMORELAND ST DERWENT ST ANN ST GURNER ST CASCADE ST MT VERNON ST HARRIS ST ROSS ST LODGE ST GLEBE POINT RD Central BAY ST BAY PITT ST ELIZABETH ST GLENMORE RD FOREST ST THOMAS ST WATTLE ST RILEY ST FLINDERS ST FLINDERS CHISHOLM ST CHISHOLM MARY ST NAPIER ST CATHERINE ST Central Station ALBION ST BOURKE ST FITZROY ST GEORGE ST OXFORD ST BELMORE ST BROADWAY KIPPAX ST BELLEVUE ST ALBION AVE PADDINGTON ST CORBEN ST PARRAMATTA RD LEE ST ARUNDEL ST SOUTH DOWLING ST KNOX ST FOVEAUX ST ORMOND ST GRAFTON ST CHURCH ST NICHOLS ST RANDLE ST GREENS RD KENSINGTON ST KENSINGTON COOPER ST HUTCHINSON WATERLOO ST Sydney University Victoria DEVONSHIRE ST SELWYN ST WILLIAM ST HOLT ST HOLT Park OCONNOR ST RENNY ST BENNETT ST JOSEPHSON ST WELLINGTON LACEY ST MYRTLE ST ROSE ST REGENT ST ARTHUR ST PROSPECT ST SHEPHERD ST QUEEN ST MARSHALL ST CROWN ST PINE ST CHALMERS ST MOORE PARK RD PHELPS ST GORDON ST ELIZABETH ST BUCKLAND ST MEAGHER ST RAINFORD ST OATLEY RD ARTHUR ST ABERCROMBIE ST ABERCROMBIE CLEVELAND ST DANGAR PL BUCKINGHAM ST DAVIES ST REGENT ST BALFOUR ST VINE ST BLACKWATTLE CLISDELL ST HUDSON ST CITY RD CLEVELAND ST VINE ST SHEPHERDBOUNDARY ST ST MAZE CRES JAMES ST EDWARD ST ABERCROMBIE ST REGENT ST JAMES ST CALDER RD HUGO ST ANZAC PDE OXFORD ST IVY LN IVY CAROLINE ST LEWIS ST IVY ST IVY MISSENDEN RD MISSENDEN LAWSON ST RENWICK ST LANDER ST GEORGE ST CARILLON AVE WILLIAM ST PITT ST CLEVELAND ST DARLINGTON RD EVELEIGH ST LAWSON SQ Moore Park WELLS ST COOK RD BURNETT ELIZABETH ST Redfern AVE DRIVER REDFERN ST KING ST GREAT BUCKINGHAM ST CODRINGTON ST CODRINGTON CLEVELAND ST LANG RD ABERCROMBIE ST TURNER ST BOURKE ST GIBBONS ST MARGARET WILSON ST ROSEHILL ST ALBERT ST CORNWALLIS ST COPE ST DOUGLAS ST REGENT ST PHILLIP ST CHALMERS ST LANG RD LOCOMOTIVE ST BAPTIST ST CENTRAL AVE BURREN ST BURREN RAGLAN ST Macdonaldtown HENDERSON RD ERSKINVILLE RD SOUTH DOWLING ST Centennial Park BOTANY RD BOTANY PITT ST PITT BEAUMONT ST ST ST GEORGE ALBERT WALKER ST WYNDHAM ST WYNDHAM GARDEN ST GARDEN WELLINGTON ST GERARD ST GERARD KINGSCLEAR RD KINGSCLEAR REEVE ST NEWTON ST NEWTON ALEXANDER ST ALEXANDER CHARLES ST CHARLES RAILWAY PDE ST PHILLIPS KELLICK ST ALLEN AVE PARK ST PARK ST CLARA ST CLARA RENWICK COPE ST COPE ROBERTSON RD JENNINGS ST ST JOHN ST SWANSON DIBBS ST LACHLAN ST Erskinville SUTTOR ST COPELAND ST PARK RD PARK POWER AVE DACEY AVE FOX AVE MCEVOY ST ELIZABETH ST ROCHFORD ST FOUNTAIN ST ST PITT MALCOLM ST ST BRENNAN POWELL ST GEORGE ST BRIDGE ST LOVERIDGE VICTORIA ST ASHMORE ST ST GEORGE ELLIOT AVE ALISON RD ASHMORE ST ALLEN ST BELMONT ST MITCHELL RDHARLEY ST LAWRENCE ST AVE STOKES O’DEA AVE O’DEA AVE ANZAC PDE MACDONALD ST MCCAULEY ST MCCAULEY MCEVOY ST BOWDEN ST MANDIBLE ST BOURKE ST FLORA ST TODMAN AVE ELIZABETH ST EVE ST LAWRENCE ST COULSON ST BELMONT ST EUSTON LANE BOURKE RD CONCORD ST HUNTLEY ST JOYNTON AVE ALISON RD BOTANY RD BOTANY MADDOX ST SYDNEY PARK RD St Peters EUSTON ROAD DONCASTER AVE O’RIORDAN ST KING ST HUNTLEY ST ANZAC PDE TODMAN AVE BURROWS RD Sydney Park EPSOM RD LENHALT ST Royal Randwick Racecourse COLLINS ST LINK RD EPSOM RD PRINCES HWY ALISON RD CAMPBELL RD DALMENY AVE EUSTON ROAD SOUTH DOWLING ST BOURKE RD ROTHSCHILD AVE MORELY AVE ROSEBERRY AVE BURROWS RD DALMENY AVE HARCOURT PDE GARDENERS RD PDE ANZAC BOTANY RD O’RIORDAN ST RICKETTY ST KENT RD GARDENERS RD DALMENY AVE DALMENY EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL & RETAIL SYDNEY Historical Walking Tour 01 ST JAMES STATION i MARTIN PLACE The city council designed and planned this long In the 1920s, the railway was extended from Central thoroughfare as “the financial and insurance centre” Station into the city, shifting the retail focus from of Sydney. The widening and extension through to Haymarket back towards the city centre. St James Macquarie Street began in 1923 but was not finished Station brought shoppers to the edge of Sydney’s until 1935, after an expensive legal battle with retail district, and from there they wandered off to landowners seeking compensation. The area was Gowings, Farmer’s (now Myer), and David Jones. closed to cars in the 1960s and 1970s. Martin Place is lined with imposing banks and insurance buildings that aim to impress. The grand designs and lavish materials convey prestige as well as wealth, strength and security.