baɪ ðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ðɪ ˈɛɹiə hæd bɪkˌʌm ðə sˈɪɾiz mˈeɪn nˈaɪtklʌb ænd ˈʌpskeɪl ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt dˈɪstɹɪkt, æz wˈɛl æz ðə kˈʌltʃɚɹəl sˈɛntɚ fɚðə sˈɪɾiz mjˈuːzɪk ænd ɡˈeɪ sˈiːn.
By the early 1990s the area had become the city's main nightclub and upscale restaurant district, as well as the cultural center for the city's music and gay scene.