Darling Harbour

Originally named Long Cove, the locality extends northwards from Chinatown, along both sides of Cockle Bay to King Street Wharf on the east, and to the suburb of Pyrmont on the west.

During the Great Depression, the eastern part of Darling Harbour (Barangaroo) became known as The Hungry Mile, a reference to the waterside workers searching for jobs along the wharves.

The Enquiry into the NSW industry, including rail/road competition (1978–80), under Commissioner Gavan McDonell,[3] found that this centre was inefficient, should be moved, and the land used for other public purposes.

These recommendations were acted upon and by the mid-to-late 1980s, when the area had become largely derelict it was redeveloped as a pedestrian and tourist precinct as an initiative of then New South Wales Minister for Public Works, Laurie Brereton.

[10] The Goods Line is a park and pedestrian pathway connecting Darling Harbour to Railway Square and Central station.

Darling Harbour will be served by Pyrmont as a future rapid transit station that will be built as part of the Sydney Metro West project.

Darling Harbour is the location of the season residence on MTV's reality TV show, The Real World: Sydney, which aired in late 2007.

[17] On 27 August 2010, the soap opera Neighbours filmed scenes in the harbour and on board the cruise ship, Pacific Jewel.