Tuesday 15 May 2018

FITZROY, MELBOURNE

The weather was rather grey, wet and cold today, so I delved into the archives to get some photos from a more clement day for the Travel Tuesday post!

Fitzroy is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 2 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. At the 2011 Census, Fitzroy had a population of 9,430. Planned as Melbourne's first suburb, it was later also one of the city's first areas to gain municipal status. It occupies Melbourne's smallest and most densely populated suburban area, just 100 Ha, bordered by Alexandra Parade (north), Victoria Parade (south), Smith Street (east) and Nicholson Street.

Fitzroy has a long associations with the working class and is currently inhabited by a wide variety of ethnicities and socio-economic groups and is known for a culture of bohemianism, being the main home of Melbourne's Fringe Festival. Its commercial heart is Brunswick Street, which is one of Melbourne's major retail, eating, and entertainment strips. It has undergone waves of both urban renewal and gentrification since the 1950s. In response to past planning practices, much of the suburb is now a historic preservation precinct, with many individual buildings and streetscapes covered by Heritage Overlays. Its built environment is diverse and features some of the finest examples of Victorian era architecture in Melbourne.

This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.













6 comments:

  1. Hello, what a great tour of the city. Love the photos. Have a happy day!

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  2. Great photos. Love the hats.

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  3. The photos are lively and not at all dreary! They are full of vibrant colors! Have a grand week!

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  4. I think I would love to visit here, perhaps on a day when nothing is scheduled except sunshine and blue sky.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Kay
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  5. Cool photos! Love the hats!
    Thanks for joining us at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/05/opa.html

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  6. Some lovely and bright colors to make up for the weather. I love the ceramic sofa but the last sculpture is wonderful and made me smile!

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