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Oxford Street through the years

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Plans are afoot to help ensure Sydney’s iconic Oxford Street retains it queer identity during a phase of redevelopment.

The launch of the Sydney Rainbow Crossing on Bourke Street, near Oxford Street and Taylor Square, on February 8, 2019.

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The launch of the Sydney Rainbow Crossing on Bourke Street, near Oxford Street and Taylor Square, on February 8, 2019.Credit:Katherine Griffiths

The morning after Sydney Mardi Gras on Oxford Street in 2020.

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The morning after Sydney Mardi Gras on Oxford Street in 2020.Credit:Edwina Pickles

Drag performer Gaynor Tension at Belloccio Cafe before the annual Sydney Mardi Gras Parade in 2014.

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Drag performer Gaynor Tension at Belloccio Cafe before the annual Sydney Mardi Gras Parade in 2014.Credit:Anna Kucera

Oxford Street after Mardi Gras on March 1, 2020.

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Oxford Street after Mardi Gras on March 1, 2020.Credit:Edwina Pickles

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Early morning scenes on Oxford Street after the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras. Lockout rules had been implemented forcing pubs, bars and clubs to close at 1.30am in an effort to curb alcohol-fuelled violence.

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Early morning scenes on Oxford Street after the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras. Lockout rules had been implemented forcing pubs, bars and clubs to close at 1.30am in an effort to curb alcohol-fuelled violence.Credit:Dean Sewell

Oxford street after the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras.

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Oxford street after the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras.Credit:Dean Sewell

A dog walker on Oxford Street in 1998.

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A dog walker on Oxford Street in 1998.Credit:Belinda Wallis

Dykes on Bikes during the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in 1992.

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Dykes on Bikes during the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in 1992.Credit:Belinda Wallis

Early morning scenes on Oxford Street after the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras. Lockout rules had been implemented forcing pubs, bars and clubs to close at 1.30am in an effort to curb alcohol-fuelled violence.

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Early morning scenes on Oxford Street after the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras. Lockout rules had been implemented forcing pubs, bars and clubs to close at 1.30am in an effort to curb alcohol-fuelled violence.Credit:Dean Sewell

Drag queens welcome the Sydney Olympic Torch to Oxford Street in 2000.

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Drag queens welcome the Sydney Olympic Torch to Oxford Street in 2000.Credit:City of Sydney

Oxford Street on March 12, 2014.

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Oxford Street on March 12, 2014.Credit:Danielle Smith

Oxford Street near Taylor Square on March 12, 2014.

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Oxford Street near Taylor Square on March 12, 2014.Credit:Danielle Smith

Nicholas Anton on Oxford Street after Mardi Gras on March 5, 2006.

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Nicholas Anton on Oxford Street after Mardi Gras on March 5, 2006.Credit:Wade Laube

Punters from Stonewall spill out down an empty Oxford Street in Darlinghurst on the first night of the abolition of lockout laws in Sydney, January 15, 2020.

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Punters from Stonewall spill out down an empty Oxford Street in Darlinghurst on the first night of the abolition of lockout laws in Sydney, January 15, 2020.Credit:Cole Bennetts

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Shopfronts on the corner of Oxford Street and Crown Street in February 2021.

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Shopfronts on the corner of Oxford Street and Crown Street in February 2021.Credit:Edwina Pickles

110-122 Oxford Street, Sydney, on February 23, 2021.

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110-122 Oxford Street, Sydney, on February 23, 2021.Credit:Steven Siewert

The rainbow pedestrian crossing in Oxford Street, at Taylors Square, on April 4, 2013.

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The rainbow pedestrian crossing in Oxford Street, at Taylors Square, on April 4, 2013.Credit:Peter Rae

Oxford Street, March 12, 2014.

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Oxford Street, March 12, 2014.Credit:Danielle Smith

Oxford Street, 1983.

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Oxford Street, 1983.Credit:Archive photo

The Orgy Shop in Oxford Street on February 23, 1972.

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The Orgy Shop in Oxford Street on February 23, 1972.Credit:Kevin Berry