But the Wildhorse pretty much sets the tone for what the street is becoming.

The streets were becoming slippery, a fact that was not to their liking.

The farther they went from the Palace, the more crowded the streets became.

As a result, residential streets have become filled with traffic and noise.

Many of the original owners were moving on, and the street was becoming young couples with little babies.

"The street was becoming a much rowdier place to live and do business," he said.

In the mid-19th century the street had become so bad it became known as "Cut throat lane".

As something of a nighthawk, he knows how desolate the streets become once the workers leave.

"We've had a 200 percent increase in prison construction in the last 10 years and no one here would say our streets have become safer."

The narrow old streets around the school have become crowded and potentially dangerous.