Memoir Reflections
This is a recent photo taken on one of my walks around Fitzroy and it certainly is a contrast to the Fitzroy I grew up in during the 1950s and 1960s.
I don’t remember any outdoor cafe tables and seats along Brunswick Street, Fitzroy back in the old days. Just dull grey asphalt footpaths.
It’s probably good we didn’t have those modern red chairs and tables back then because some light-fingered ratbag would have nicked them – eventually. 🙂
Here's a photo I took of the Fitzroy Football club's grandstand. The shot was taken from the Brunswick Street end, just after dawn. There was another grandstand on the right hand side of this grandstand but unfortunately it burnt down in the … [Continue reading] about Fitzroy Football Club’s Grandstand
If you were a Fitzroy kid in the 1950s and 1960s then you; Swam at the Fitzroy BathsWatched a movie at The Regent Picture TheatreVisited the Fitzroy LibraryAttended George Street State Primary SchoolWalked past the Marshalite traffic signals on … [Continue reading] about 1950s/60s: Fitzroy Kids
I popped into the library after a walk around Fitzroy taking photos recently and discovered this poster. I'm not sure if Fitzroy, printed Fitz Roy in this poster is correct or it was a misprint. I googled the spelling and discovered that Fitz … [Continue reading] about Fitz Roy or Fitzroy?
I walked down Brunswick Street the other day and took this picture of Argyle Street. The building on the corner was Mr O'Brien's milk bar in the 1960s and it was where my mate and his family lived (behind the shop section). I spent many hours … [Continue reading] about The Old Neigbourhood