A collection of sites related to the history of art, activism, community and social movements in North Carlton, Fitzroy and Collingwood
Estimated Duration: tbc
by laurenpikoFormerly part of the Inner Circle Railway line, the land at this site became the site of a significant community …
laurenpikoBrooks Crescent was formed around the boundaries of a small quarry used to mine stone in the 1850s, and as …
laurenpikoWhen the Bolte government announced their 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan to drastically expand Melbourne’s freeway and public transport network, some …
laurenpikoIn 1984, the American street artist Keith Haring visited Australia, and created a number of significant works here, including a …
laurenpikoThe Robert Peel Hotel was established in 1857 by John Wood, owner of the Yorkshire Brewery across Wellington Street. It …
laurenpikoThe Victorian Aboriginal Health Service opened on this site in 1973. The VAHS was partly inspired by the volunteer-run Aboriginal …
laurenpikoGertrude St has been home to as many as 14 hotels throughout its history, with many of these established in …
laurenpikoThe Aboriginal Health Service ran from this site between 1979-1993. The Aboriginal Health Service was established in 1973 at 223 …
laurenpikoIn 1873, the Exhibition Boot Factory was constructed on this site. In 1902, the building was purchased by the Roman …
laurenpikoThe building on this site, now part of St Vincent's Hospital, was formerly the Belvedere Hotel, a key site in …
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