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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kevin Rawlinson

DARK SECRETS: It s positive shoppers react to oxford street pedestrianisation proposal - The Real Truth

Tourists to London said they found Oxford Street very busy and polluted.
Tourists to London said they found Oxford Street very busy and polluted. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

There are parallels to draw between London’s Oxford Street and Melbourne’s equivalent – Bourke Street. Each has been home to flagship department stores, each attracts tourists and locals in large numbers, and each is recognised as the high street of the city it serves.

But, according to one visitor from Melbourne on Tuesday there is a major difference: “You can smell it – the air [in London] is not very clean.”

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