Girl in Melbourne: Old meets new

Monday, 11 October 2010

Old meets new

I love how many different types of old stonework you can see here against the

backdrop of modern architecture. Little Lonsdale Street looking south.

The old brick wall behind the Section 8 outdoor bar, with the ghosts of what
used to be. Tattersalls Lane in the city.

An alley in Richmond

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Leaves of the family tree15 October 2010 at 15:18
I know what you mean.
There are some great contrasts if you use your eyes!
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Gillian18 October 2010 at 13:02
Incredible what you can really SEE Frisky.

The alley in Richmond (last pic) reminds me so much of the alleyways in UK where I lived. Presumably they built the original houses to the same plan/layout/design as UK as they had no other concept.

It's such a neat tidy laneway with it's rubbish bins all lined up neatly (so much better than on the footpath.
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Ace things about Melbourne

* Brunswick Street
* Chapel Street Bazaar.
* 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.

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