Darlinghurst Road after the lockout laws: the next Paris or Sydney's dying light?

By Phoebe Moloney
Updated August 29 2016 - 1:14am, first published 12:15am
Kings Cross residents Mary White Davidge, Cha Cha the dog, and Cheryl Arthur (right). Photo: Steven Siewert
Kings Cross residents Mary White Davidge, Cha Cha the dog, and Cheryl Arthur (right). Photo: Steven Siewert
A shopfront for lease on Darlinghurst Road. Photo: Steven Siewert
A shopfront for lease on Darlinghurst Road. Photo: Steven Siewert
Shop assistant Carina Angelo works in a health food store that has replaced a takeaway joint in Kings Cross. Photo: Steven Siewert
Shop assistant Carina Angelo works in a health food store that has replaced a takeaway joint in Kings Cross. Photo: Steven Siewert
Another property for lease on the Golden Mile at Kings Cross. Photo: Steven Siewert
Another property for lease on the Golden Mile at Kings Cross. Photo: Steven Siewert
Medo Salem  from The Best Kebab says his business is suffering due to the lockout laws. Photo: Steven Siewert
Medo Salem from The Best Kebab says his business is suffering due to the lockout laws. Photo: Steven Siewert
Kings Cross Hotel bartender Josh Zimbicka. Photo: Steven Siewert
Kings Cross Hotel bartender Josh Zimbicka. Photo: Steven Siewert

"I always said that the Cross could be the next Paris," says Kings Cross resident Mary White Davidge, "and now it's starting to happen."