Bohemian Sydney

From the late 19th century to the early 1970s, there was a distinctive bohemian subculture in Sydney. Alternative thinkers gathered in private houses, clubs and coffee houses. Some of the best known bohemian hangouts were Kings Cross and the area around Rowe Street (demolished in the 1970s to make way for the MLC Centre). One of these Rowe Street cafes, the Lincoln Coffee Lounge, is considered the birthplace of the Sydney Push.