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Where the one in Sydney is located was drug central so no dealers needed to be near the centre. The drug dealing in the cross was controlled by serious organised crime figures working with police protection. It has changed now as there was a massive Royal Commission into Police Corruption in the cross which had been going on for decades. The thing is it actually kept the place safe. The crims did their business but were not allowed to sell drugs to kids and violence was kept to a minimum and was only ever between crims themselves. It was a wild fun place to go out. Once the corruption was cleaned up all hell broke loose and other gangs moved in and the police had no control over them. It was far safer when the crooks and cops worked together. Now it is basically dead as our puritanical conservative govt brought in 3am closing and 1 am lockouts in response to alcohol related violence. Its basically designed to kill the nightlife so the land can fall into the hands of developers. Every big city needs a red light district but Sydney is becoming a dull and boring city.