Fitzroy hasn’t escaped tagging and graffiti which is on many external surfaces around the suburb.

When I grew up in Fitzroy in the 1950s and 1960s, I don’t remember seeing any tagging or graffiti, but now when I walk around it’s everywhere – on walls, windows, and on the ground.

I took this photo recently and to me the top half represents an element of the new Fitzroy and the bottom half the old Fitzroy.

I suppose I have the option of photo shopping out the tag, but good luck trying to get rid of it permanently in real life.