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Fitzroy: Looking Up to Some History

Fitzroy: Looking Up to Some History, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  Fitzroy being Melbourne's oldest suburb has alot of history to tell. This is especially so in some of it's buildings. 

Fitzroy: Brunswick Street

Fitzroy: Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  This is the main drag of Fitzroy, however the more traditional shopping main street is actually the inner suburban boundry with Collingwood of Smith Street. 

Restaurants  

Retro Cafe: Plain ole cool...

Retro Cafe: Plain ole cool..., Fitzroy

 lesaandbill Says:  Fitzroy is a cool, funky area of melbourne...and retro cafe is one of the pillars of this area. It's mismatched chairs and tables, and laid back service gives it a bit of its own style... 

Green Grocer: Definitely Melbourne

Green Grocer: Definitely Melbourne, Fitzroy

 lesaandbill Says:  A great place for brekkie...and a place which will give you an idea of what melbourne is all about. It is a never ending place for local restaurants and outdoor cafes. Everyone brings their dogs, their kids, their friends and their family to chill...eat...and drink coffee. 

various cafes: Fitzroy's Cafe Culture

various cafes: Fitzroy's Cafe Culture, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  It is the coffee which originally brought me to Brunswick Street and kept me there. Since 1987, my first coffee related visit was to the "Black Cat Cafe", a visit which surely changed my life. I still remember those rays of light through the venitian blinds after I sipped... 

Nightlife  

Glitch: Glitch Bar & Cinema

Glitch: Glitch Bar & Cinema, Fitzroy

 millablake Says:  indie & student films are screened.cozy front bar for a quiet drink. 

Bar Open: Open Bar

Bar Open: Open Bar, Fitzroy

 millablake Says:  dark, cozy, comfortable, live bands upstairs, beer garden. 

Street, anywhere.: Hairy Back Competitions.

Street, anywhere.: Hairy Back Competitions., Fitzroy

 millablake Says:  Have a hairy back-slash-chest competition. Votes on this one? 

Bimbos: a pub with very cheap pizza

Bimbos: a pub with very cheap pizza, Fitzroy

 millablake Says:  very, very cheap awesome pizza.Good selection of beer.Beer Garden.Dark, mood lighting.During uni it can be overwhelmingly busy, so arrive early. Wear anything you like. 

The Napier: Fitzroy back streets

The Napier: Fitzroy back streets, Fitzroy

 millablake Says:  This pub is an institution and is always packed with locals. It has a homestyle, cozy feel.Good selection of drinks and pub meals (including vegetarian). But you may be waiting a while for your food...There is a pool table.The Napier is a 20 minute walk from Melbourne CBD,... 

Labour In Vain: Labour In Vain

Labour In Vain: Labour In Vain, Fitzroy

 millablake Says:  This country style pub has its very own brew on tap: 'Fitzroy Amber'There is a rooftop garden open in summer months.Live music on Sunday nights.Star spotting: Melbourne boys Jet are locals. If you like that kind of thing.Open: Sun 1.30pm-11pm, Mon-Sat 1.30pm-1am, Closed:... 

Shopping  

Northside Records: Northside Records

Northside Records: Northside Records, Fitzroy

 millablake Says:  eclectic records. funk, jazz, hip hop, latin, beats, soundtracks. 

Milly Sleeping: Milly Sleeping

Milly Sleeping: Milly Sleeping, Fitzroy

 millablake Says:  Young fashion designers, international and local. Cutting edge. Unique. Wonderful staff.The shop also has regular art exhibitions. 

various: Fitzroy: Shop to you drop in "B" Street!

various: Fitzroy: Shop to you drop in "B" Street!, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  Over the past 25 years or so Brunswick Street has transgressed form a street of rag trade industries to that of a more fashionable shopping strip. Interestingly the old businesses of the so called rag trade, the last one closed it's doors in early 2003, were not necessarily... 

Local Customs  

Fitzroy: Hanging Out On Brunswick Street

Fitzroy: Hanging Out On Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  Being a part of Brunswick Street is what it's all about. Finding your place on this street is about discovering your self, and also finding others who are doing it also! Don't be just what you can buy on a boutique shelf, that's just too easy. So many people come to... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Fitzroy Graffiti Art Pt 1

Fitzroy Graffiti Art Pt 1, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  For 20 years I have observed the development of various styles and genres of graffiti art in Melbourne - imported and home grown styles.This outlawish nature of the graffiti artist has long been an interest of mine. Fitzroy is one place to find the works of Melbourne's... 

Fitzroy: North Fitzroy

Fitzroy: North Fitzroy, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  North Fitzroy has gone from a kind of forgotten corner to quite a diversely pleasant place and very popular address in the past decade. It's hub is around a supermarket, but one which is independantly owned and has a good selection of imported beers! There is a kind of a... 

Fitzroy's Back Streets Pt 2

Fitzroy's Back Streets Pt 2, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  Fitzroy and Collingwood's doors are something to look at. Many go straight onto the street and some appear in odd places, while others give clues to the inhabitants behind. 

Fitzroy's Back Streets Pt 1

Fitzroy's Back Streets Pt 1, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  Nothing beats walking the back streets of this small inner city suburb. There are all sorts of surprises such as local pubs, although fast being discovered by those of further afield; small commercial and artist run galleries; the classic Australian corner store or better... 

Favorites  

Fitzroy: the Beswicke Building

Fitzroy: the Beswicke Building, Fitzroy

 Intrepidduck Says:  The architecture and general street scape has great appeal on Brunswick Street. There one finds countless relics from Melbourne's golden age of Neo-classical and Victorian era construction. One of the true gems of this age would have to be the Beswicke Building, located at... 

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 Melbourne's Fitzroy and Collingwood - Brunswick Street is in Melbourne's oldest suburb of Fitzroy. It starts a short distance from the spire of St Patrick's Cathedral and runs beyond the obelisk like spire of the Hungarian Church, several... 

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My little corner of Melbourne

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 I am making this fitzroy section to encourage tourist out of the usual places. Melbourne is so much more than The arts Centre, penquins and St.Kilda. You can't judge a book by its cover, you need to... 

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Melbourne's Fitzroy and Collingwood

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 Brunswick Street is in Melbourne's oldest suburb of Fitzroy. It starts a short distance from the spire of St Patrick's Cathedral and runs beyond the obelisk like spire of the Hungarian Church, several... 

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Fitzroy, on the move

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 Not strictly in Fitzroy, in carlton. They scratch, but only if you don't give them food. 

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Fitzroy

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 Fitzroy is an inner suburb of Melbourne, quite close to the centre of the city. As my Melbourne travelogues are filling up, I decided to make this page to display the photos of a great party at a... 

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