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
Paradise Street, Oxford Paradise Street, Oxford Paradise Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It is in the St Ebbe's area of Oxford, to the southwest of Oxford Castle. The street runs from Paradise Square to Quaking Bridge, across Castle Mill Stream. It continues to the east into Castle Street. Historically, both Greyfriars and Blackfriars lived here. On the south side of the street is a late 17th-century house, Greyfriars, conserved in 1985. Swan Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge over the Castle Mill Stream forming part of Paradise Street. The bridge was Grade II listed in 1972. The Swan's Nest