ˈæftɚ ðə tɹˈæmlaɪnz wɜː ɹᵻmˈuːvd ænd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ pˈʌblɪk pɹˈɛʃɚ ðə mˈɪdəl sˈɛkʃən ʌvðə stɹˈiːt klˈoʊzd tə tɹˈæfɪk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ pədˈɛstɹiən mˈɔːl ænd hɐz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd sˈoʊ.
After the tramlines were removed and following public pressure the middle section of the street closed to traffic in 1969 to become a pedestrian mall and has remained so.