i worked at a club for many years in the cross and i can say toward the end when it really died out, say 2015 ish onward, the police really went to extra efforts to try close clubs down, raiding them, being totally out of line, assulting people, checking if we are overfull all the time, it seemed like they were told to try make life harder for club owners toward the end, kings cross really died just before 2020, it is sad but i guess all good things have to come to an end.
@matthewhayden5940
9 ай бұрын
Yep lockout laws supposedly for our own good don't worry about how it made the polices job 10x easier and funneled everyone into the casino conveniently just outside the restricted zone..
@brad3675
9 ай бұрын
Yep, I was working then too.
@paul1548
9 ай бұрын
Yep coppers acting on behalf of Sydney City Council and state government to clean up the Cross.
@georgie2851
9 ай бұрын
I lived there in the late 80s. It was still good then !!Gentrification sucks.
@andrew24534
9 ай бұрын
Good things you rekn. Fkn biggest shit hole in Sydney.
@BoganDoleBludger
9 ай бұрын
The Cross during the 90's was the best. Packed with homies,bikies,skaters,goths and bogans. A group of Hare Krishnas dancing and singing made it more fun. Good old times.
@melmak4108
9 ай бұрын
Yeeesssss good times🎉
@robertashton8533
9 ай бұрын
The hari krishnas!!!!
@pffft111
9 ай бұрын
Should of seen it in the late 70's early 80's. Was way too funny seeing all those mopeds lined up in that spot, heaps different than the harleys etc that used to be parked there. Sad to see the cross destroyed compared to what it used to be. Yeah I may have been rough and seedy but it was a huge draw card and had a heap of character.
@Snapppz
9 ай бұрын
there used to be motorbikes parked infront of a cafe all the time back in the days, which club was that? hells angels?
@robertashton8533
9 ай бұрын
I remembered back in about 2000,the kebab shop under the coke sign...someone got glassed in the throat and there was all blood over the left side,still trading out of the right hand side 🤣
@wandy1165
9 ай бұрын
Spanian needs a disguise 😅
@qwievernn
6 ай бұрын
The chef realized that medium rare is the best and what you really wanted
@gingin6246
8 ай бұрын
Its 80% empty because the rent is ridiculously expensive. I use to work there 1989 to 1991. Every shop was open. The road was bumper to bumper. The footpaths full. It was buzzing. What a difference.
@kellycakesy1713
8 ай бұрын
Spent many crazy fun nights in the Cross in my heyday 🤩 A shame the next generation can’t experience the same.
@69MazdaR100
4 ай бұрын
Wow can’t believe how quiet that place is, parents used to live in an apartment above one of the shops between maccas and the fountain in the early 80’s, and we’d cruise there as teens in late 80’s early 90’s, place was out of control back in the day.
@DARKARTSPHOTOGRAPHY
2 ай бұрын
😢 omg . That is unrecognisable. This place used to be so packed with the most outrageous, unique, party lifestyle that would continue with day clubs and after party's.
@Thewombat1968
9 ай бұрын
happy new years eve brother luv you spanian i can relate to you so much.
@Feodora1801
8 ай бұрын
damn my old hood! 😍 compared back in 2013, this is kind of sad to see nowadays..
@berkboy3539
9 ай бұрын
Steak, mash and veggies for $14? In Sydney? Did I hear that right? To put it into perspective, I was at a pub in Kiama and it was $32 for a steak and chips.. That cafe already has my respect and I’ve never been there. 💯🔥
@davemustaki134
8 ай бұрын
Totally agree with you an average bistro would charge 20+ maybe 30 bucks for that
@muzzaaaaa2848
5 ай бұрын
my nan and pop are from kiama haha
@davemustaki134
5 ай бұрын
@@muzzaaaaa2848 what's that got do with a $32 steak 🥩 and chips 🍟?
@ruiyang3158
3 ай бұрын
I was there this morning….
@bondoqbn7318
3 ай бұрын
Good value! Mostly those cheap and cheerful cafes have gone bust due to greedy rental increases.
@HSVGEEK
9 ай бұрын
Lockout laws were designed to send them all broke so developers can then build more units on the main drag as well as another Woolworths on the corner.
@AdrianPritchard-k6b
8 ай бұрын
wrong, lockout laws were designed to stop the drunken thugs coward punching innocent people in the city by putting less pressure on emergency responders, police ,ambos, doctors nurses every night who had to deal with the aftermath of these idiots building more units is inevitable in prime locations its got nothing to do with developers or Woolworths they are just filling a gap in the market, cant blame them so you can thank the ratbags for the lockout laws ,once again the minority fucking it up for the majority
@EatMyShortsAU
8 ай бұрын
it was pretty sketchy back in the day though. Drugs, prostitutes, fights, violence, drunk people, criminals etc now it is just dead and boring but sort of better in a way as it is a lot cleaner
@HSVGEEK
8 ай бұрын
@@EatMyShortsAU you mean back in the late 70s early 80s into the 90s. By the 2000s it was so packed and full of people the sketchy ones were long gone. It has its issues but nothing different to the other night spots. Star casino had more assualts than anywhere in Sydney. 24hr trading no Problem.
@EatMyShortsAU
8 ай бұрын
Yeah true true. I guess sketchy by today's standards.@@HSVGEEK
@VJMorph
8 ай бұрын
100%
@DarrenRundell-qp6zw
9 ай бұрын
Brother love your shit, but try to seem more interested in your fans brother
@pats3071
9 ай бұрын
Sydney is so dead it’s such a shame, used to be so vibrant, so much culture amongst the grime and the crime, now nothing at all in the country’s biggest city, just a nanny state with nothing happening above the surface
@thelostchapstick3281
9 ай бұрын
Literally so true, sucks being young ere😂
@fullsendit292
9 ай бұрын
only people who are young or plebs say that.. their is heaps to do if you dont care about drinking and partys..
@pats3071
9 ай бұрын
@@fullsendit292 What can you do mate? Go to a kebab shop on an empty street that closes at 10pm?
@fullsendit292
9 ай бұрын
@@pats3071 mate the list is endless in sydney..
@christianrodm
9 ай бұрын
@@pats3071 plenty of theatre and arts. food festivals. beach. harbour stuff. nature walks. plenty of good food and drink (just not late). lots of outdoor and indoor sports stuff. etc etc. its jut not vibrant for a party atmosphere.
@TF0145
9 ай бұрын
Spanian brother, random feeds or hood walks with the GoPro going are the best unplanned sometimes, you’re content is great brother GOD BLESS ✝️
@dogvip7688
9 ай бұрын
WORD
@cooknchook
8 ай бұрын
Agree 💯
@sean_1198
9 ай бұрын
The lockout laws in 2014 had a big impact on Kings Cross. It would be interesting to see you walk around other areas of the CBD to see if there is a bit of nightlife left in the city.
@BeamRider100
9 ай бұрын
It's slim pickings everywhere now. Manly and Newtown probably the last refuge.
@almost.sweettalk.caffeine
9 ай бұрын
Lots of good pubs all over the place but for proper nightlife you’ve got buckleys in Sydney these days I reckon!
@frankiephenomanal
9 ай бұрын
Yep. Ever Kieran loveridge fuck up the Cross when he killed Thomas Kelly (coward punch laws introduced). I was living there, the place was pumping. Sad 2 see. City of Sydney shot themselves in the foot, massive loss of revenue
@mermaidwanders240
9 ай бұрын
From someone who lives in the city I tell ya, nightlife is still very much alive and kickin.
@lewisbeaton7839
9 ай бұрын
Sydney is a ghost town at night
@JamesWhitePhotography
8 ай бұрын
Australia has become the definition of an authoritarian nanny state. They interject themselves in every single aspect of life that brings joy to anyone until that thing no longer exists. They successfully did that with Sydney's nightlife. Back in 2006 - 2012 you wouldn't be able to walk on the sidewalk without getting knocked over. Candy's Apartment used to have a 2 hour line to get in, and Dragonfly likewise. Getting a taxi at 3am was an hour-long process most timers!
@JackFrost-k7y
8 ай бұрын
I remember it from the 80's and Wow they have all but destroyed it now....Sad!
@dawggonevidz9140
8 ай бұрын
but the wowsers who fucked it all were such great economic managers. so many of their mates got rich as fuck too.
@johnkauppi7078
8 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you. I'm old enough to remember the 70's-80's when we were free and just left alone. Then along comes these power mad politicians who take away anything that's fun and micro manage every aspect of our lives till its hard to do anything. And it gets worse every year.
@davemustaki134
8 ай бұрын
In my opinion it was Howard that first started depressing people and controlling what they can and can't do taking away freedoms one but at a time and it just hasn't stopped since....
@colincharan-kumpula6424
7 ай бұрын
Yeah but ppl go to outdoor mutli day festivals now, not clubs
@seekinginnerpeace9431
6 ай бұрын
Brother, can I just say what an awesome human you are?! You treat everyone so well and are so authentic. And even after midnight, you will pose for a photo. What a champion.
@KEEGZ90..
9 ай бұрын
Old mate in his undies trying to keep the cross alive brother 😂😂 love the work span
@racheljerram5420
9 ай бұрын
I love these random, kinda unedited videos you’ve done recently. We see classic Spanian, talking to yourself and going off on tangents but that’s what makes you so hilarious to watch 😊
@Lokkk350
9 ай бұрын
Im thinking that this channel is actually a lot better than the main channel now. :)
@damoricho
9 ай бұрын
what a fkn breath of fresh air you are mate.....I wish you all the success with your channel. Cheers mate from Tassie
@kobussmorenburg387
8 ай бұрын
$14 for steak mash and veggies is unreal
@emmacaspers4240
9 ай бұрын
It was the First injecting room and has prevented over 100,000 ODs, not to mention preventing STIs and police harrassment 👍🏾✊🏾
@hamishrose9374
9 ай бұрын
So many asians. Infested
@thegaslightneverends
9 ай бұрын
aussie government loves endless immigration
@86verbal
9 ай бұрын
someone gotta dig up the footage of Spanian on Bondi Rescue.
@2jztheworld361
9 ай бұрын
F for when someone finds it
@mitchelltapsell2607
7 ай бұрын
The uncut version 💯
@mitchelltapsell2607
7 ай бұрын
For the culture
@asianboss6355
9 ай бұрын
It was the Death of Thomas Kelly some guy who was drunk or high off drugs sucker punched him in kings cross ever since then Sydney nightlife has never been the same
@lovelyhurlin6494
7 ай бұрын
That was Mike Baird's excuse for funnelling everyone into the casino .
@iankavanagh1385
7 ай бұрын
It’s so dope that you can laugh at your past addictions mate, you have come a long way! Props broski from 🇮🇪 Love the content, especially the Cambodian trip, big eye opener.. hopefully catch you over here at some point! Bless cuz.. keep it lit.
@edizaldatmaz7204
9 ай бұрын
Anyone got the link to Spanian on Bondi rescue?
@seymourhundos7986
4 ай бұрын
Any luck ?
@brad3675
9 ай бұрын
I used to work as a bouncer at a few venues back in the day as I was going through uni, before the lockout laws..... It's so sad to see what happened to what was an iconic part of Australia
@AnthonyTiculin-wp6ch
9 ай бұрын
Back in the late 60s the only work my father could get was security at a gay bar in the Cross . number one patron at the time was believe it or not Kerri packer .😂true facts 😂
@KARREN-KRASS
8 ай бұрын
@@AnthonyTiculin-wp6chprobably because those places were non violent and a better vibe back in the day. Nothing wrong with a straight guy chilling in a non threatening environment
@michaell1112
9 ай бұрын
Steak, mash & veg for $14…that’s incredible!!! How do they even profit from that? Mega value for money!
@Conssumed
9 ай бұрын
How would they not bargain from being not greedy? It would work in their favour.
@donovan2327
9 ай бұрын
You couldn't m ake it for less, how are they making money?
@michaell1112
9 ай бұрын
@@Conssumed I run a restaurant so I know they would be making very little profit, would have to be pulling in some big numbers to make it worth while.
@Politico995
9 ай бұрын
Pokies
@rohanlalic1522
7 ай бұрын
Sydney has the worst night life of any city in Australia !!!
@travelswithkim
9 ай бұрын
I had the best time in The Cross during 2007-2011 at clubs such as Trademark, Hugos, Dragonfly & Ladylux. My kids now in their 20's have always been envious of my Cross clubbing days, something they never got to experience!
@babymama1943
9 ай бұрын
Ahhh memories!! 2006-2011 for me, I was 19 when I first went & this video shocks me, it’s sort of sad in a way, but Spanian says it best it’s like a museum now, a reminisce of what it used to be. We’re pretty lucky to of lived the last of the Cross Era ❤️
@oyvey3214
8 ай бұрын
Classy
@Tex_Symbol69
8 ай бұрын
Well, I think it all depends on how old you are, I used to live up that way and go into the cross back from the mid eighties to the early 2000s. I can tell you now, the late 80s to the 90s it was an absolute fucking zoo ( in a good way )
@lovelyhurlin6494
7 ай бұрын
Had some of the best nights of my life, in the World Bar on Bayswater road.
@colincharan-kumpula6424
7 ай бұрын
Yeah but ppl go to outdoor mutli day festivals now, not clubs
@Kadaitchi
9 ай бұрын
The Covid waves really put the nail in the coffin for Kings Kross and even before that it got dialled down in fact Sydney itself has lost a lot of tourism hype. The cost of living is outrageous and people got fed up!
@TheBushRanger.
9 ай бұрын
Shit city these days
@Researchthejoos
9 ай бұрын
The old covid hoax People actually believed that scam hahah
@JPR22
9 ай бұрын
Thats a fact, it was almost the same as now in this video by 2018
@demun6065
9 ай бұрын
Does Sydney have another nightlife district? It used to be 1.kings cross 2. CBD 3. Newtown? Lived a year of partying in 2010, haven’t been back to Sydney yet tho
@Kadaitchi
9 ай бұрын
@@demun6065 It used to be Kings Cross, Oxford Street, Darling harbour, Pitt Street and during the summer Bondi and Coogie would have their thing going on too Kings Cross was always the final destination though.
@96libertytt
9 ай бұрын
You going into Froth puts eyes on it. Which is great for them with your fan base.
@Conssumed
9 ай бұрын
What bruh
@sydcityhiphop
9 ай бұрын
1st visit in 2006 ish I got held against my will in bada bing. A lady lured me in, went upstairs, no show was on, no music, just 5 heavy dudes drinking at a table. When I seen nothing was happening the lady then blocked the doorway to go downstairs with their arms spread across the door frame. Realising this wasn't going to end too well I pushed her over and ran down those stairs sooo fast
@careful1348
7 ай бұрын
yeah , back in mid 90s there was a lot of grabbing guys off the street to get them into strip joints and the bouncer would then grab your money as soon as you pulled it out and give himself a tip, very dodgy place then, read later a lot of killings at that time there. scary Mafia type shit! they mad movies about it! lol
@fergspan5727
7 ай бұрын
The first strip joint I went to was bada bings . It was busy though . Dead now
@videoaustralia
9 ай бұрын
This was literally a walk through memory lane. Early 2000's this place was absolutely cranking, Mitsubishi's everywhere ;) Then the lock out laws and early closures of clubs came in and then they fcked it all up. The scene died ages ago and it'll never be the same. Can't believe how dead it is now brah
@milkboy3857
9 ай бұрын
Lol red Mitsubishi’s I remember that haha
@derek9665
7 ай бұрын
Yeah same. 90's were awesome. Left maybe 2002. Began to notice alot of losers on meth thinking they were superman. Just walking straight through a crowd of people shouldering them all. I'd say meth turned it to trash. Those mitsibishi's everyone had fun on, and a good night. But that stuff meh just turns people into trash not worth being around. And it's just everywhere. Such a shitty drug. I'd blame that myself for it needing to be shut down.
@mackjones3052
9 ай бұрын
Am I the only one who wants to see that’s video of Spanian save that guy on Bondi rescue 🤣🤣
@Kick-111
9 ай бұрын
Yes
@djdanzy
9 ай бұрын
Lol what???
@leroyhaynes9532
9 ай бұрын
Someone update me 😂
@australiamyway
9 ай бұрын
Yes
@Anthony-p2f7u
7 ай бұрын
Yeah bro, you are.😅
@powerplay.556
9 ай бұрын
Loved the Cross. First ventured in there in the summer of ‘88-‘89 when on school holidays before starting year 12. For a group of private school boys it was another world and it was pumping hard. At that age it was mostly about the strip clubs - Stripperama, Love Machine and Porkies were the big 3. They didn’t have a whole lot of rules either. More strip clubs in the 90s, among other things, before their night clubs in the 2000s (when I wasn’t in Q Bar on Oxford St). With the exception of Dancers Cabaret, which I hit hard in the early 2000s, while partying of course and spending up big. I would’ve entered almost every venue in the area over the years - cafes, pubs, people’s homes and way too many secrets to tell. Even that little arcade above Coles I had some favourite shops. Spanian missed so many other awesome streets (like further down Kellett St and the little bars and Spanish restaurants). Almost every venue has changed name. I saw Mansions where I played the old style card machines, and Spanian pointed to what used to be Studebakers and later Hugo’s. Across the road was Bayswater Brasserie and the coolest of night clubs - Sugareef. Then fast forward to 2016, I moved into a new apartment down in Rushcutters Bay and used to walk up like the Cross was my second home, albeit dead by then. Loved the eclectic vibe, the posers and the junkies were both awesome. Even in its prime, with bikies, drug dealers and criminals everywhere, I always felt safe in the Cross.
@JulieIelasi-lt7yp
8 ай бұрын
Yeah me too I visited in mid 80s unreal the best back then !!
@joelmonkley6177
8 ай бұрын
Dream Machine
@johnkauppi7078
8 ай бұрын
True, there were lots of criminal types there in the 80's, but I never felt unsafe or threatened. those were the days of the Mr Bigs and crooked coppers.
@dans7637
9 ай бұрын
World Bar used to be anarchy 10-15 years ago. Laneways near Maccas used to be heroin hangout. it's crazy to see how dead it is now
@BoganDoleBludger
9 ай бұрын
World Bar was the best night club there. Do you remember the club across the road from there? Can't remember the name of the club.
@BoganDoleBludger
9 ай бұрын
@RimBrakeKing Of course, it was Hugo's. Now I remember. Thanks 👍
@gsixk2542
6 ай бұрын
eveyone loves spanian because he's so genuine for me as well as that it's how simple of aman he is. i guess that comes from his troubled past idk but the way he's stoked and has sussed out his gym routine at his place is prime example. only hardship makes you appreciate every little thing. i love how he shows his passion for such things. Big ups SPANIAN, LETS OGGGG
@JeromeAmalu
6 ай бұрын
I am from Malaysia, and I was here 15 years ago it was banging. I have not visited Aussie since it's crazy to see how things have changed.
@whited63
9 ай бұрын
I’m a cabbie in Perth and a lot of people told me they introduced curfews in Sydney around 11pm. That’s really weird and very bad for business. Come to Perth brother and check out Northbridge in Perth on a Friday or Saturday night. Probably like Kings Cross back in the day. It’s basically opened til 5am. Our port city as well Fremantle on a Saturday night when Metropolis Nightclub is open is pumping.
@Blluren
9 ай бұрын
Perth is pretty boring tho. Not much content for him there.
@calvinpinner6696
9 ай бұрын
This cabbie is an idiot, I just left there after living there for 10 years, Perth is shit...
@scottwilliam6141
9 ай бұрын
There are no curfews after 11pm. The lockout laws were in a couple of blocks around the cross. It did not affect the rest of Sydney.
@ACDZ123
9 ай бұрын
@@Bllurenbullshit. Perth is busier than you think ..northbridge is pumping on the weekends. Sydney looks dead. Didn't look like much content here for spanian
@Blluren
9 ай бұрын
@@ACDZ123 I've lived in the CBD of Perth, Midland, gosnells, wanneroo, Northam, toodyay. Its boring as hell.
@no_soy_rubio
9 ай бұрын
Karim Benzema is back at Real Madrid 😳
@DC180
9 ай бұрын
Always wondered what the cross is like this day n age, well done Spanian
@brucemaconachie1372
9 ай бұрын
The Cross easily had the biggest reputation in Aus In the early 90s when I was there and the mid 90s when again as well. It had an edge to it like no other place During the day even you had to be on your guard. It was full on. Saw Craig Johnston the Liverpool striker there one night and his crew were in a running brawl and I grabbed him running past and I was like a fan boy. I said,”Hey Craig great to meet you kinda stuff and he said to me. They started it man they started 😅 People getting dropped left right and center,heavy hands Anyway, I don’t know what it was like from 2000 on cause I moved overseas but it was fuking wild place Couldn’t believe your video bro. What a change!!!
@joelmonkley6177
8 ай бұрын
Cross had more of a reputation in the 70s 80 s even earlier Vietnam war R&R Americans Aussies miliary would come here king Cross was were most of the Heroin was sold and many criminals were here also massive sex industry inside and out. people from al over the world came here.
@DaniilBalkans-jh2rw
9 ай бұрын
That is dead set sad, Kings Cross is a cemetery it's so dead these days. 1990 Kings Cross was pumping day & night, the heart of Sydney. The footpaths were full with people spilling even onto the road. Lights flashing, music pumping, girls selling dreams on every corner in every doorway. Bars & pubs were full of people drinking, dancing, fighting & everyone was there for a good time. A night on the Cross was a right of passage for every 18 year old?. Strip bars & dancing girls every 10 metres, steroid bouncers flexing out the front of every club & spotters with microphones in hand dragging men/tourists off the street & into the strip bars & clubs to spend their money😂. Crooks fresh out of jail looking the goods spending their jail release half cheque from Centrelink at the Cross. There were some very colourful & infamous people running the Cross, working, earning there & living & dying on Darlinghurst road & Cross's back alleys & in upstairs parlour rooms😁. It's unrecognisable today looking at, i think the bikies & the NSW police forces response to them, then the ice epidemic & finally COVID shutdowns & new laws around pubs, clubs, bars, dancing etc during COVID have remained in place since & fully killed off the type of exciting city life that the Cross was unique for?. Tough anti crime, bikie, consorting drug & drinking laws & restrictions have suffocated & killed off magic places like Kings Cross was?.
@doingadlay
9 ай бұрын
Backyard benders are the go these days 😂
@shimysekemp9685
9 ай бұрын
That was actually poetic af 🥹
@djdanzy
9 ай бұрын
Nanny state shit. All the laws just killed it.
@Bigweight66
9 ай бұрын
So depressing to see it now! I use to go to Kings Cross a lot during the late 1970's and early 1980's. During that era it was pretty much the only place in the Sydney metropolitan area that had pubs/clubs, food shops and "other things" open after 12 midnight. Friday and Saturday nights through to the early hours of the morning, the street was crowded with people, heaps of neon signs and the road was full of cars cruising along... Within the next 10 years it will slowly become all apartment buildings.
@kraizy1
9 ай бұрын
I can't get over how much the cross has changed, Spent many of night partying with mates in the cross on a friday/saturday night. A mate used to love always going to candy's apartment, I remember going to the swans club or the sports bar a few doors up from there. Could never forget the bouncers always trying to get you into the strip clubs along the cross 🤣🤣🤣
@haylz06
8 ай бұрын
High alcohol tax is probably the main contributor to the cross's demise
@liziyarn
9 ай бұрын
O. M. G.. I'm 63yrs old Now but I lived in the CROSS. Across the road from bays water Rd it use to be pumping.. Regular GANGSTERS Would Drink at the restaurant.. CLUB At the wee hours.. Cannot.. Name names but just Watch UNDERBELLY.. MR rentakill.. Etc.. GANGSTERS.!! IT Was the 80s..and AMAZING Back in the DAY.. I Also lived down the Rd from rosyln St.. And an apartment across the road from William St.. THANKYOU. SPANIAN.. I use to sing at the old Manzil room nightclub in Springfield ave..But they closed It up was a MUSICIANS.. HANG OUT After they finished their GIGS. And the old BOURBON AND BEEF STEAK BAR... Was..great..had Many a Meal at 3Am..😂🎉❤🍾🥂👌🍴🎊THANKYOU.. FOR THE MEMORIES. 👍💯
@petersmith7454
9 ай бұрын
Some of the real heavy weights and real gangsters never appeared in that show.
@LMAAAAYOOO
8 ай бұрын
Why does every comment about the cross back in day, act all hush hush about the crims ? Like what happened?
@Toni266-k4j
Ай бұрын
I remember the bourbon and beefsteak - had great times 🎉
@KallieKitas
9 ай бұрын
This brings back so many memories. I remember me and my friends would go clubbing back in 2009 and Tunnel, The Bank, Tank and Hugos was where it was at. It was packed. So many drunken people. Fights. It doesn't look the same nowadays. Once they had the lockout rules I think back in 2015 - that's where it went all downhill. So much nostalgia watching this!
@NewDocs77
9 ай бұрын
Was the cross as bad as it is made in underbelly, I’m from England 🏴
@NewDocs77
9 ай бұрын
ROGER RAMJET 😂😂😂that’s a blast from the past
@hondomclean6759
9 ай бұрын
@NewDocs77 Not as bad as you'd make it out to be If you're looking for a fight, you'd find one. Otherwise a lot of fun
@NewDocs77
9 ай бұрын
@@hondomclean6759 cheers mate thanks
@shery1807
9 ай бұрын
Tunnel, The Bank and Gold Fish!!! Man those were the good old days getting a cab was a nightmare but a fun night. This was nostalgic ❤
@AbitLippy
9 ай бұрын
My late Dad used to drive us kids through the cross at night in the 80's. I always wondered why there was women wearing very little just standing outside the front of 'shops' 😂. It was such an alien, colourful and vibrant place and I always loved going through there.
@oldmate99
9 ай бұрын
Ha! Awesome dad you have!
@AbitLippy
9 ай бұрын
@@oldmate99 thanks mate 😊 he was.
@doomdrew4772
9 ай бұрын
This takes me back, I remember staying in the cross a couple of weeks, back in 2009, at The Jolly Swagman Hostel, visited that Maccas a few times,
@davemustaki134
8 ай бұрын
Im glad they got to film two hands with heath ledger while the cross was still pumping
@aldocort3418
6 ай бұрын
Fcken oath
@jesstill7833
9 ай бұрын
Hi Spanian I was a Bouncer at the Menzel room disco it was a wild place 20 fights every night ,,and I loved it I could bash the naughty boys ,,Untill I got stabbed twice in the stomach that changed my mind working there ,,but I love those Cross still do cheers Happy New year cheers 👍🦘🇦🇺
@jesstill7833
9 ай бұрын
Sorry it was in the 80 s
@nathanbutcher1
9 ай бұрын
One thing that’s cool af is you’ve always got time for fans man.
@guspo1
9 ай бұрын
Hi bro. Thanks for the vid, much appreciated. At 20min was The Empire Hotel. I was a DJ back in the early 90's at a Fijian club called JJ's. It was across the road from Omalley's on Brougham st. I was spinning sounds 7 nights a week and the Cross was on fire. Everyone was happy and getting it on. So many awesome venues and clubs just in that area. Oz Rock Cafe, The Tunnel, Illusions, Paradise Club, VIP's, Round Midnight, The Piccolo, Cardoma Cafe and Benny's ! We used to start DJ'n at Benny's at 2am on Thursday with my friend who had the gig. That's unheard of now. Who starts at a small muso joint at 2am, awesome! So Spanian. The answer to your question. Has the Cross redeemed itself ? No! It is impossible to bring back the vibe, atmosphere and great memories and people I met and the amazing years I experienced as a DJ in Kings Cross. Now at 54 years old I gracefully drive my Uber in the area every week and remember when I came to Australia my parents would take me to see the magical fountain and get a double cone at the iconic ice cream parlour that became The Empire Hotel. Now I feel sad to see how the government and it's red tap lockdown laws has devastated people's businesses and lives. I was 4 or 5 years old then. But these are memories will never go away as long as I live. Long live The Forgotten Cross and lets reopen all Sydney venues and be what we once were.
@Moest682
9 ай бұрын
Illusion night club was one of the best 🎉🎉
@Simon-Simon-Simon
9 ай бұрын
I remember going to few places across from the COKE sign was like a rave rooftop and lotel million dollar views problem now is non of these venues would pass fire or regulations back then it was - this place is empty lets do it there will never happen again
@guspo1
9 ай бұрын
Most likely The OZ Rock Hotel. Around 4 levels with a rooftop party area. @@Simon-Simon-Simon
@powerplay.556
9 ай бұрын
Ziggurat
@petersmith7454
9 ай бұрын
@@powerplay.556 Straight across from Colosseum
@jacobsgarage1458
8 ай бұрын
People living on their phones getting stupider by the minute 😢
@Darkshadoz
Ай бұрын
at Fairfield forum there was place which recently closed down Alan's Kebab he was selling $7 dollar kebars, brah 2 for $14 is madddd price and he gave out the most meat 2 me cause i lovedd it man, my mom didn't really like it cause it wasn't fresh but mate u can't argue witta cheap feeeddd cuz
@billizuber412
9 ай бұрын
Yeah Spanian the best times in the Cross was the 90s mate!, you were in Jail when Kings Cross was banging. :)
@302esky
9 ай бұрын
So the old pubs and the pink pussycat are all gone now ! I miss the bouncers trying to get you to come inside and see the shows lol RIP KC....The biggest bed in world was in bayswater road too
@mochen1964
9 ай бұрын
Doin Doin Lad 🫡
@Nocommenttocops
9 ай бұрын
Oinday adlay
@krisverrico0910
Ай бұрын
Loin loin ladd
@KR-is2vj
3 ай бұрын
AHAHAHA GOOD OLD BUMFIGHTS, "WINCHESTER RIFLE SNIPER THEY EVEN GOT A SATTELITE FROM OUTTA SPACE THAT WILL F UP SOMETHING ON EARTH" -BlingBling
@JediGIJoe
6 ай бұрын
First time I ever saw you, I think your alright mate and I can relate to you. I've known that place since the 80's - Wanna really know what happened to the Cross. It was made by the True Blue Aussie's and you can also include true blue Europian Aussie's as well... since the greek old man use to own a lot of the buildings there. What happened? you say - They all left... Just take a look whos left now. Aussie Tradies went to Perth with that pay raise there long time ago... then the big Aussies vs ? trouble on the news Aussie's got sick of it and Shipped off to Queensland... There are not many Aussie's left in Sydney NSW. So the Irish English community is almost non existant. I missed those days : ) If you saw the cross back in the 80's you would be totally shocked.
@sharaharper2253
9 ай бұрын
The closest I’ve been to kings cross is watching Two Hands. Love that movie ❤
@scratchmibolzitch5002
9 ай бұрын
RIP The Golden Mile 😢
@DK_Son
8 ай бұрын
Sydney became dog shite for night life. But the violence was pretty ridiculous. There was a king/coward punch almost every weekend. It was hella bad, and the cops couldn't keep up with it. I don't think the night life should have been shut down, as it's a big part of the tourist experience. But I can also see why the gov did it, as they had had enough of it, and they're the ones who cop it from the grieving families. Still makes no sense, because the gov didn't do the punch. But it is what it is. You gotta go elsewhere for a better night life. Gold Coast, Airlie Beach, etc.
@lliioonnheart9874
9 ай бұрын
Thats my team Lad. Hala Madrid! Look like Benzema a lil bit 😂😂
@godzilla5502
9 ай бұрын
2 goats benz and span
@TimmyOnTime
9 ай бұрын
Its great to see the cross again. Back in 2007 that Italian restaurant was New York slice Pizza, I was the manager there for a while and would give all the bar staff free pizza at 5am.. good times cuz!
@slamminbanquets
6 ай бұрын
“Let me in, I’m stressin” 🤣🤣🤣
@MetalizedButt
9 ай бұрын
34:28 LMFAOOOOO
@miksima9686
9 ай бұрын
Shits dead!! We used to drive from Canberra every few weeks just for the cross..15-20 years ago would have bouncers dragging you into the club under-age the girls would grab you drinks charge you max note you had on you to pay take your money and kick you out for being under-age 😅
@justinbell4844
8 ай бұрын
Never forget and never forgive the LNP for doing this to The Cross.
@adrianmarsh4142
9 ай бұрын
Tuning in from New Zealand brother,love all the content you provide,been watching from day dot,keep up the mean mahi/work one love bro chr chr
@catherinemckay7959
9 ай бұрын
Our school teachers on our year 10 Sydney trip took us driving down the cross. It was totally different back then. The cross is dead!
@pissrael3ue8
9 ай бұрын
Yeah right
@catherinemckay7959
9 ай бұрын
@@pissrael3ue8 What?
@TheMasterMoto
9 ай бұрын
Back in the day you couldn’t walk pat without being pulled into porkys haha
@SURFRAT2
9 ай бұрын
In the 1990 2000's I lived in Rosyle gardens and worked up Oxford street as a Security guard in Paddo that area has died in the ass and will never return kids today have no idea that place was kicking The old Bourden and Beef steak had some good nights after I 'd Finshed work good times back then
@bobbidigital6365
8 ай бұрын
Started gettin cleaned up after the death of an 18yr old that got king-hit at a night out, back in 2012. The government blamed booze & violence, and that’s how the lockout law came into place. Time flies!
@my24z
9 ай бұрын
i used to fly from NZ to AUS just to party at the cross
@krissymullins4551
8 ай бұрын
You’re bringing back so many memorable and not quite so rememberable lol memories with these walking yarns around Sydney 🙏 sending our regards and a big fat thank you! And cheers for the laughs, u truly are just so f funny bro 😂 just being you and randos being so darn random, it’s made for views! Idk how you popped up on my utube feed but it turns out my bf was cellys with you for a fortnight or so a few years back now and so we both have been checking out ur vlogs in our down time since coming across ur stuff. Theres Nothing but mad respect for u n what you do. Keep killin it cos you’re influence will be all for the better in peoples lives especially in these trying times…. And it just goes to show that if you do what ya love and therefore love what u do then things can and absolutely will work out for you. May you continue to grow and evolve your platform with your truth 😊
@glos1039
9 ай бұрын
Brother we need mor vlogs with you and Columbia that last blog was real funny
@bbqsauce8854
6 ай бұрын
F*ckin’ sad man. What a shame. Had some absolutely f*ckin’ mad times in the Cross back in the day. We lost that Sydney 😢
@ColleenKirwan
7 ай бұрын
Got married at the Wayside Chapel by the Rev Ted Noffs in Kings Cross in the early 80s.
@samerheyari
9 ай бұрын
that is Barrel O'Farrell achievement.
@ClarkyzTubeNShit
9 ай бұрын
2001 the injecting room opened span & I totally agree with you bra… The process to get in & have a otshay was annoying especially when you were crook & needed to get sorted asap. Happy New Year Brother.
@ertannebi3181
9 ай бұрын
Damn man what year did it close down and what sort of stuff did they have in there 😲😲😲
@jason84nz
9 ай бұрын
I’m a local, what I am hearing is that the cost of living in Sydney is so high that most cannot afford to have a night out in the Cross. It’s so much cheaper to just drink at home etc. Suburbs change, and I highly doubt Kings Cross will ever return to “the 80’s” Kings Cross. Newtown has a great vibe at night on a Friday or Saturday.
@goz7569
9 ай бұрын
It’s just a normal suburban place now. The kross was pumping bumper to bumper take an hour just to cruise the strip. Ahh the memories 😎 If there were a little bit more people in the kross the riot police would be there 😂 no shit.
@petersmith7454
9 ай бұрын
Thanks bruv for this, things have changed a lot, I have not seen or been there since the 80s. The Harem Gentlemens Club used to be Playbirds. Grove Bar used to be JJ's And the flex guy lol, is standing outside what used to be the Colosseum. Showgirls used to be Pink Panther Lots of other changes I see. Shame you didn't slowly walk past the old Pink Pussycat, would love to have seen that.
@tyronecresswell3012
9 ай бұрын
The cafe was the Piccolo bar...great Thai Buddha sticks wrapped in string and ocasional red and gold cellophane wrapped hash back in the day.
@tgsndat3059
9 ай бұрын
The bourbon next to the cops shop, end of an era
@XEN-ZOMBIE
8 ай бұрын
Wonder if you walk past the place I had to stay at. Astoria. Oh man... Riot shows outside my window it was a good show. The shop on the corner with the thickshakes - grab one mate they are mad good.
@room9037
8 ай бұрын
I use to live sydney when i was 22, i have family in brisbane im from 🇮🇪 im a ex heroin addict im now 38 and i luv your videos
@ado7793
9 ай бұрын
Great video showing the world the truth about Kings Cross today. Far from what it used to be. Would definitely surprise a lot of people planning a visit.
@flynnorourke7620
9 ай бұрын
I was in Sydney for a couple nights a few weeks ago, a lot more night life than I expected. great fun with plenty of backpackers to keep me entertained
@lildrum78
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Spanian for posting lad! Living in the UK, I really miss home, and your videos have helped reminisce about our home of Sydney. It’s so sad that the Cross is dead - such an awesome place back in the day. Sydney needs a night time economy - played so many gigs in the Cross. London has a great night time economy
@tironibusmaximus6100
9 ай бұрын
Sydney has a night time economy - just not in the city anymore. Enmore is starting to pick up as well btw.
@lildrum78
9 ай бұрын
@@tironibusmaximus6100 yeah last time I was home, Newtown was really pumping. It does seem that night economy is gravitating towards other centres outside of the City. It is a shame to see the Cross so dead - a major international city like Sydney needs to have more night life
@Lokkk350
9 ай бұрын
its kinda funny how similar the London Kings Cross is to the Australian one, they both even have changed now into normal places due to gentrification and things
@lildrum78
9 ай бұрын
@@Lokkk350 not quite mate. Kudos to London’s Kings Cross that it’s evolved - albeit controversially through gentrification, but it’s progressive. In Sydney’s case, we have had terrible governance that has ruined a great night time economy and a thriving hub. Sydney’s Cross pails in comparison to London’s Cross. London Kings Cross has some really good restaurants, and it’s a little food Mecca. I can’t say the same for home!
@Lokkk350
9 ай бұрын
@@lildrum78 your not the first person iv heard talk about bad governance over there tbh
@billbevan6104
8 ай бұрын
I reckon if you came to Perth and walked through Northbridge you'd have a crowd chasing you hahahhaha even our little city gets full rowdy
@GeneMyers-u3o
9 ай бұрын
Nice cross around your neck cuz . God bless you 🙏 wish you all the best.
@kathrynmonaghan3245
9 ай бұрын
I pressed pause 30 seconds in cause I wanted to comment that only 24 hours ago my 23 yr old daughter said to me “mum Kings Cross is dead… so tell me about what it was like when you were younger?” 🤣🤣🤣 some things about the 80’s should remain in the 80’s
@jim18419
9 ай бұрын
I remember walking out of lido suites in the morning straight to Froth Cafe for a feed after a huge night. Always hit the spot. They even tucked us up the back of the Cafe out of the way of the normal folk knowing we were all still buckled usually.
@cooknchook
8 ай бұрын
Much respect Spanian ya legend! Happy new year brother, all best aye ❤
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