walkway to the hotham hub children's centre

 

 

what they call a photo du...

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I just liked seeing all the maths on my banh mi. 

Gorilla in the mist

Community. 

This led to an unfortunate argument about whether Marmalade was just shitty jam. 

Someone from Jet lives in that house.* 

 * true

2 September, 2014: i'm leaving north melbourne

'Won't miss it that much' was the only thing I wrote on this post in 2014, but hilariously I was of course back with a vengeance seven years later, in 2021. God what a bizarre time that was (2014 I mean). Hard to believe I survived it, but I suppose, what else can you do. 

crap in the street

 

Seen quite a lot of crap in the street lately. I don't know what's bringing it on but perhaps with the warmer weather people no longer feel the need to keep their crap bottled up and instead feel like sharing it with the community. That's North Melbourne, what a town. 

flats opposite arden gardens

Honestly don't know how much longer these flats will still be in existence - though clearly they are still occupied right now. That notice in the first picture above is not exactly doing the area a huge amount of favours, reputationally. I don't know how I feel about the aesthetics of these towers but there are a lot of really nice 80s-90s Housing Commision/Office of Housing buildings in this area, and the excellent shops with flats above in Melrose St. So I hope it is all allowed to stay longer. 
 

a walk this evening in north melbourne

They are renovating the ice cream shop. What's that about?! 

arden st

I think I have mentioned before my fantasy that atop this building in Arden St North Melbourne is an actual house. It probably isn't. Or maybe it is. I mean, I can dream, right? 

Also, I wanted you to see the rainbow. Because remember, when in the sky the bow is displayed, be sure you think of... 

the book arcade

More books than anyone could ever want, as evidenced by the fact that no-one wants them (actually there's quite a fast turnover here. But I'm still not sure that anyone wants them). (Perry was interested in the rubber chicken but I dissuaded him). 

former gasometer site

This (above) is the site in North Melbourne where the gasometer used to be, I don't actually know when it was demolished but it was some time in the late 70s or early 80s - only guessing. In any case, obviously it was once very prominent in the area and then it was a big empty space with an old building at one corner. Yesterday morning, Perry and I went through the gate (it's mainly a car park now) and had a look around. These are the apartments on the south side. 

This is the car park on the Shiel St (east) side. 

The apartments on the west side. They are definitely on the site of the gasometer. 

Below is a tree that would make a great hiding place. 

The flats on Macaulay Road closer up. 

The old building. It's a medical centre or something weird like that, now. 

 Anyway whatever not much to say about it all really.