ive ▁gener ations . ▁Re ports ▁also ▁exist ▁of ▁local ▁families ▁taking ▁in ▁or ph ans ▁of ▁their ▁parents ' ▁friends ▁rather ▁than ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Dest itute ▁As yl um ▁or ▁other ▁institution . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁any ▁community ▁however , ▁there ▁were ▁less ▁al tr u istic ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land / G lou c ester ▁Stre ets ▁community ▁as ▁well . ▁Exp lo itation , ▁crime ▁and ▁violence ▁were ▁also ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁Hot els ▁and ▁bro th els ▁operated ▁alongside ▁the ▁b aker ies ▁and ▁corner ▁sh ops . ▁H ouses ▁were ▁often ▁small ▁and ▁conditions ▁cr amp ed ▁which ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁t ensions ▁of ▁pover ty ▁that ▁were ▁experienced ▁by ▁some ▁residents , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁strength ening ▁the ▁feeling ▁of ▁community ▁that ▁existed ▁within ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁these ▁factors , ▁the ▁crow ded ▁streets , ▁back ▁lan es ▁and ▁hot els ▁gave ▁the ▁outside ▁world ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁an ▁urban ▁sl um , ▁a ▁reputation ▁that ▁stayed ▁with ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁and ▁subject ▁site ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁history . ▁ ▁Government ▁and ▁administration ▁For ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁site , ▁it ▁was ▁perce ived ▁to ▁lay ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁government ▁and ▁administrative ▁reach . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁following ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁pl ague ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁area ▁was ▁res umed ▁by ▁the