Kings Cross Centre

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Kings Cross Centre
Kings Cross Centre
Location Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°52′30″S151°13′21″E / 33.87497°S 151.22254°E / -33.87497; 151.22254
Address82/94 Darlinghurst Road
Opening date2008;16 years ago (2008)
ManagementWingdom Group
OwnerWingdom Group
No. of stores and services30
No. of anchor tenants 1
No. of floors3
Public transit access Kings Cross railway station
Website www.kxcentre.com

Kings Cross Centre is a shopping centre in Kings Cross, a locality in the inner-city suburb of Potts Point. It is located underneath the Coca-Cola billboard and Zenith residential apartments. [1]

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History

In 1971 the Kingsgate Hotel and restaurants opened and the Coca-Cola billboard opened in 1974 underneath the apartments. The hotel was later renamed as Millenium Hotel. In 1981 it was renamed to Hyatt Kingsgate which operated until its closure in 2003 following the 2000 Summer Olympics and later on the "oversupply" of hotel rooms. [2] [3]

In 2006 the former Hyatt Kingsgate hotel was redeveloped to apartments and was eventually sold off. [4] The lower levels of the former hotel was converted to a nightclub and a shopping centre in 2008. The shopping centre is known as Kings Cross Centre and featured 28 stores on the ground level and a two-level Coles and Liquorland in the basement level.

On 10 May 2018 Holey Moley opened its flagship mini golf and bar in the former nightclub space underneath the Coca-Cola billboard. [5] [6]

Transport

The Eastern Suburbs line offer frequent services to Kings Cross station which is located diagonally opposite the centre.

Kings Cross Centre has Transdev John Holland operated bus services to Sydney CBD and the Eastern Suburbs, as well as local surrounding suburbs. The majority of its bus services are located Bayswater and Darlinghurst Roads.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kings Cross Centre". Wingdom Group. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Amuso, Fabian (31 August 2015). "Fab Sydney Flashbacks: 1971: Kingsgate Hotel Opens". Fab Sydney Flashbacks. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sydney's Coke Sign: A colourful history". Daily Telegraph . 7 September 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Secret sky-high Sydney penthouse shell has sat untouched since the 1980s - realestate.com.au". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mini golf bar Holey Moley opens a Sydney flagship". delicious.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Holey Moley Mini Golf Bar Has Opened a Huge New Venue Underneath the Kings Cross Coke Sign". Concrete Playground. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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