* It has a lane named after rock band AC/DC and a swimming pool named after a Prime Minister who is believed to have drowned at sea
* Its vibrant multiculturalism
* Royal Botanic Gardens.
* Shady Caroline Street in South Yarra
* The disco balls hanging above Rankins Lane in the city
* The domed reading room of the State Library.
* The eucalyptus trees and old lamps beside the river near Fed Square.
* The huge mural spanning the length of the side wall of Dimmey's discount department store in Green Street Richmond
* The laneways, especially Degraves Street and Centre Place.
* The old terrace houses in the inner suburbs.
* The Royal and Block Arcades.
* The street art (commissioned and otherwise).
* The Victorian architecture, especially the interior of 333 Collins Street, the Olderfleet Building and the Melbourne Safe Deposit Building on Queen Street
* The view of the city at night from the Swan Street Bridge.
* The Windsor end of Chapel Street
* There's always a festival or major event happening.
I can´t believe it´s true.
ReplyDeleteThat is charming! A bit of late 19th century humour!
ReplyDeletethere could be a lot of those around the place hehehe
ReplyDeleteI wonder what happened in 1898?
ReplyDeleteNo idea what happened there but it's a Heritage Inventory Site so someone did something spectacular sometime on the site.
ReplyDeleteThe first European fart?
I remember walking by this sign a couple of months ago when I was still living in Melbourne, and thinking: This is great humor!
ReplyDeleteFantastic that you actually have a shot of it :)
Hello Hans. I only saw it for the first time a few weeks back and wasn't sure I would be able to find it again when I set out to take a picture.
ReplyDeleteI tend not to visit that end of the city so much.