beer at the Lambsgo Bar
The Lambsgo Bar sells beer. Beer is good, especially on a sunny day. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articlelaneway angel
The amazing AaronLi-Hill, whose work features on the walls of the Graffitti Club on Johnston St, has also painted this wonderful work on a laneway wall just off Greeves St. The angel’s back features a...
View ArticleDabs on Greeves St
This work by Dabs and crew on the corner of Greeves St and Napier St is one of the brightest in Fitzroy. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View ArticleUnpretentiously Underground
Unpretentiously Underground is a new Fitzroy gallery co-located with a hair studio at Studio 7A, rear 238 Brunswick St, Fitzroy (enter via the laneway off Greeves St behind the Black Cat). I dropped in...
View Articlein search of the perfect kebab
This kebab shop on the corner of Greeves St and Smith St received a minor refit a few months ago, so I was surprised to see it closed and being renovated again last week. How many makeovers does a...
View ArticleI hate street art too
These are not my words, and I find the whole thing puzzling. Located on the back of the side wall of Flowers Vasette on Greeves St, this graffiti assumes the reader agrees with the author, but seems...
View Articleanti-graffiti writing on the wall
Someone with an apparent anti street art agenda has recently defaced some well known works on walls in St David St and Young St. ‘Rejecting sanitised culture‘, one of my favourite works, has been...
View Articletwenty cent pie
The former home of 20th Century Pieces second hand furniture shop on Greeves St is becoming a bar. The sign outside remains but has been cleverly altered. I don’t know what the bar will be called but I...
View Articledoes this count as a park?
I’ve been documenting the tiny parks and public open spaces in Fitzroy. This is perhaps the smallest of them all. It’s merely a narrow strip of Greeves St on the corner of Young St. Does it even count...
View Articlethis cafe and bar may or may not be called Felice
I recently wrote a post about a new cafe being created in the space formerly occupied by 20th Century Pieces. I stopped by on Saturday to see if it was open. The answer is yes, sort of. The friendly...
View Articlenew Miso on Greeves St
This new work by Miso was spotted on 15 August on the side door behind Alimentari on Greeves St. Blacklodge spotted it a day before. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View ArticleSaturday night table soccer at Felice’s
On my first visit to Felice’s on Greeves St I was informed that they would be hosting a future table soccer tournament. As I walked past recently there was a game in progress. They were in their own...
View ArticleBlack Cat anti-demolition protest on this morning on Brunswick St
While you’re reading this story people will be at the Black Cat on Brunswick St protesting against the City of Yarra’s plans to demolish the beer garden on the Greeves St side of the bar. As reported...
View Articlethe Black Cat beer garden is saved
I attended the anti-demolition protest at the Black Cat yesterday morning and owner Luke had good news: he had spoken on Thursday with the City of Yarra CEO, who confirmed that the garden will not be...
View ArticleRush season 3 pilot shooting in Fitzroy
On the morning of Tuesday 13 October I walked past the Black Cat on Brunswick to see lots of men in orange fluoro safety vests standing around. I wondered if some work was being done on the garden to...
View ArticleFitzroy history – it was fifty years ago today on Greeves St
This photo c1959 shows what I think is the north side of Greeves St facing west away from Brunswick St from the corner of Fitzroy St. The original photo may have been reversed because the description...
View Articlecracked under pressure
A broken chair abandoned on the corner of Greeves and Fitzroy streets. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articlelunch at Felice’s on Greeves St
Felice’s on Greeves St is a cafe and bar that opened last year. It’s the perfect place for an informal lunch and the coffee is fantastic. The staff are lovely and the anchovy and rosemary pizza is my...
View ArticleFitzroy history – south side of Greeves St
This 1958 photos shows the buildings on the south side of Greeves St as viewed from near Mahoney Street, looking south east across Fitzroy St towards Brunswick St. Courtesy of John L. O’Brien...
View ArticleFitzroy history – former Gore St church
This former church at the corner of Gore and Greeves streets was erected in 1859. According to the Australian Heritage Database, by the 1920s it had become a store and I’m not sure what it is used for...
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