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A new vintage shop called Nook opened recently on Johnston St next door to Used. It"s great to see the east end of Johnston St gradually coming to life. I was also curious to see that the Indian restaurant Tandoori Station that opened in the space of the former Guru da Dhaba has changed to become the "Fitzroy curry house". I did wonder what Tandoori food had to do with the Buddhist images on the walls inside. Not much, apparently. The former Sukhothai has also become an Indian restaurant. I"ll have to reopen voting on "the best Indian restaurant in Fitzroy".

Throughout February I posted a story about my recent London holiday each morning with a local story each afternoon. It"s time to give local stories priority again in the morning, though I will post a few more London stories in the afternoon to complete the series. I was fascinated to learn recently that there has been a fruit and vegetable shop where the Vegie Connection now stands for far longer than I previously knew, as this photo from 1958 demonstrates.

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I"ve become even more cynical about street art. Everything I see makes me suspicious. Is it art? Or just rubbish? I thought my visual palette was refreshed by seeing some different street art in London, but I have not seen anything new of exciting since returning to Melbourne.

I think this was on Napier St, but I"m not sure. I"ve seen several. Does anyone know the artist?

The former premises of Thomas Gannan at 239 Brunswick St were demolished while I was away, so it was a surprise to see work already beginning on the new building, which is for public housing.

This sofa abandoned on the street outside Bimbo Deluxe amused me for a moment over the weekend. Is this where their security staff send people they eject from the premises?

I"m not sure how recent this high tide 2100 AD stencil on Gore St is, but I was fascinated to see it. There"s another on Flickr from 2005 so it may have been there for years, although it looks quite fresh. According to the very helpful Victorian government land website, the area around Gore St is approximately 26m above sea level. This artwork exaggerates how much the ocean may rise due to climate change, but its message is political rather than literal. For more information about the predicted effects of global warming and rising sea levels see 100 metre line.

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Everything presumably means something to someone...

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Because I have been away in London I have not been keeping up to date with the latest Fitzroy news, but these posts caught my attention and are worth a read:

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