The Hungry Mile is the name harbourside workers gave to Darling Harbour East, in Sydney, Australia in the Great Depression. Workers would walk from wharf to wharf in search of a job, often failing to find one.
It is the inspiration for the 1950s film of the same name.
The NSW government is currently reviewing the name , as part of an urban renewal. The Maritime Union of Australia is campaigning to renew the "Hungry Mile" name, as an acknowledgement of the site's historical significance to waterside workers.
Currently there is also ongoing debate regarding the design and size determinations of the waterfront development. The City of Sydney Council and some architectural bodies have expressed concern that the proposed design will be out of scale with the surrounding environment, as well as causing large unwanted shadows over the immediate area, parts of Darling Harbour and possibly nearby Pyrmont.
