Oxford Street as having "very few buildings", though it was heavily built up by the late 18th century. It is also mentioned in "Sketches by Boz" and "Bleak House". The street is a square on the British "Monopoly" game board, part of the green set (together with Regent Street and Bond Street). The streets were grouped together as they are all primarily retail areas. In 1991, music manager and entrepreneur Malcolm McLaren produced "The Ghosts of Oxford Street", a musical documentary about life and history in the local area. Citations Sources Oxford Street Oxford Street is a major road in the City
Regent Street and the original buildings were small and old fashioned, restricting trade. The colonnade constructed by Nash was demolished in the mid-19th century for fear it might attract "doubtful characters." Other buildings were not up to modern building standards; some had been extended and were structurally suspect. As the 99-year leases came to an end, Regent Street was redeveloped between 1895 and 1927 under the control of the Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues (now known as the Crown Estate). The modern Regent Street is the result of this redevelopment. No original structures survive except south of Oxford Circus for