While living in NYC we used to visit The Cloisters in the far NW of Manhattan. Sometimes we would walk through Washington Heights where some shops had signs in the window "Si hablo Ingles!". Today, at Footscray wasn't quite that interesting, but I don't think there are many Hanson voters in Central Footscray.
The train from ANZAC was pretty crowded although most passengers got off at the Library or Parkville.
The train emerges from the tunnel after Arden giving a few over the indutrial area towards the CBD.
There are still samples of Pam the Bird to be seen. I think the artist concerned is not adding to the stock of work while his case is still before the beaks.
Our main target was the Market but we took the opportunity to check out the area around it. This is my memory of our route. The station is at the bottom right corner.
The rocks are an art installation (see plaque a couple of images down). I think this is the intersection of Nicholson and Paisley Streets
I think this area South of Paisley St is a centre of the African community.
Click on this to read about the installation.
The area has not been greatly redeveloped so the architecture is quaint. This area is mainly Vietnamese businesses.
These photographs are in Nicolson Mall (and more are at the station).
Not entirely Vietnamese.
You know you are in a migrant area when the shops offer "money transfer"!
More architecture. In some places, as well as the Asian shop names on the ground floor the buildings still showed Greek or Italian names from when those migrants arrived - I suspect in the 1950s.
This is the
Saigon Welcome Arch is at the junction of Leeds St and Hopkins St.
The Western arch is covered with art.
We suspected that the organisation that developed this were not the the North,
We went to the market, acquiring some diced lamb and Tiger Pawns. We left this offering, in the supermarket, behind. It seems to be an Arabic version of Fava Beans, usually eaten for breakfast.
A horde waiting for a train. Most got off in Parkville. We assume these if plenty of cheap accommodation in this area.
In the afternoon Frances headed for South Melbourne to check out a Japanese shop. I went on the tram as far as ANZAC station where she headed off along Park St and I checked out this memorial on St Kilda Rd.
It memorialises the Boer War (although the actual Boer War is on the other side of the Road, North of the Shrine).
As I headed towards Albert Park I met this lot, On asking what they were, I was told 'Tuna'.
On crossing Kingsway near MacRobertson Girls School it seemed school was out and the several students were hanging out by the car park. Some were in fancy dress (the tuna exceptionally so) while others had face paint. It emerged on enquiring that this was to do with Athletics day!
Walking along the Lake most of the palm trees were well endowed with Rainbow Lorikeets.
By the South-Eastern Ponds there were a few Corellas - about half each of the Long-billed and Little species.
By the South-Eastern Ponds there were a few Corellas - about half each of the Long-billed and Little species.
Comments
Post a Comment