It 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 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 Skywatch Friday meme, and also,
the Monday Murals meme.
Such beautiful skies and another wonderful look at another one of your fascinating cities! I love the mural in the first shot and the sculpture of the angel! Marvelous captures for the day, Nick! Have a great weekend!
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Great photos! enjoyed the info as well. Love the angel in the sky...
ReplyDeleteGood to see your photos of Fitzroy. Lovely clear shot of the angel, most of us would go past and not notice them up there.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky and I also like the mural and architecture a lot.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice suburb, and I love the mural. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteThat's a terrific mural. Very Fitzroy. Skies are great too.
ReplyDeleteThe B & W mural is very cool!. The angel is cute too - hope she doesn't jump!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that mural! The colors of the sky provided a great backdrop of the towering angel!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I have tons of mural photos and I will check out that link. Thanks.
Great shots!
ReplyDeleteCaptured so beautifully! Have a great weekend.
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What lovely architecture! That mural is amazing.
ReplyDeleteVery nice street shots.
ReplyDeleteRegards and best wishes
Great shots, love the last one!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend :O)
Mette
Nice suburb and Great captures!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend.
Regina
nice day to explore the town. I like that painted wall. :)
ReplyDeleteFitzroy has so many eclectic flavours of building styles and personalities! Love the perspectives in these photos capturing glimpses of the many faces of Fitzroy!
ReplyDeleteI love this place's various colors, Nick. Beautiful buildings.
ReplyDeleteAnother cool and funky street. I'd love to wander this one.
ReplyDeleteFitzroy seems to have a lot of character, old buildings, ethnic population all make for an interesting environment. You've done Fitzroy proud Nick.
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots! That mural is amazing.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to be a great place. The houses are lovely and the mural is really cool.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful views of the city.
ReplyDeleteLike the art wall very much! Also the house you captured is a real treasure!
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