Oxford Street and other areas of Central London such as Bond Street and Piccadilly due to "pickpocketing, fraud and theft". The advent of closed-circuit television has reduced the area's attraction to scam artists and illegal street traders. Every Christmas, Oxford Street is decorated with festive lights. The tradition of Christmas lights began in 1959, five years after neighbouring Regent Street. There were no light displays in 1976 or 1977 because of economic recession, but the lights returned in 1978 when Oxford Street organised a laser display, and have continued every year since. Current practice involves a celebrity turning the lights on in
Ship Street, Oxford than it is today, running east through Catte Street to the city wall at Eastgate. St Anne's College, when it was still known as the Society for Home Students, had its first common room in Ship Street. The annual magazine for former members of the college is entitled "The Ship". There are still many 16th to early 18th century houses in the street that are Grade II listed buildings. Ship Street, Oxford Ship Street is a short street in central Oxford, England that runs east–west. The street lies north of Jesus College and west of Exeter College, two of Oxford