Koalas at the Ktena thermal underwear business on Napier St.
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Archive for the category: Napier St
Fitroy history – school crossing
I’ve previously published a photo of the former Phoenix chemical factory on Napier St. This photo c1975 shows the same building and a crossing for children going to the Fitzroy prmary school.
Courtesy the Fitzroy local history collection / ID: 21198 / photographer: unknown / copyright: used under the fair dealings provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 / c1975…
Kaffeine on Napier St
One of Kaffeine’s televisions on Napier St near Ici cafe.
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Buddha and friend
Napier St Fitzroy.
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Fitzroy history – 16 Napier St
There’s not much in the way of a story to tell about this house on Napier St – I just like the yellow door.
Courtesy of J.T. Collins Collection, La Trobe Picture Collection, SLV / ID: H96.210/73 / photographer: John T. Collins / copyright: used under the fair dealings provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 / c1971…
Fitzroy history – the artist house at 18 Napier St
From this 1974 photo I learned that the pebble facade and front wall featuring coloured glass of the ‘artist house’ on Napier St has remained intact for a long time. It looks much better in colour.
Courtesy of J.T. Collins Collection, La Trobe Picture Collection, SLV / ID: H96.210/71 / photographer: John T. Collins / copyright: used under the fair dealings provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 / c1974…
Fitzroy history – a chemical factory on Napier St
In 1895 the Phoenix Chemical Company was established on Napier St. I am not sure what function the building now serves, perhaps residential, but it is nestled in the Fitzroy Primary School precinct. The chariots have changed too…
Courtesy the Fitzroy local history collection / ID: 18061 / photographer: unknown / copyright: expired – image is in the public domain / c1895…
autumn eggs at Ici
I was talking not so long ago with a local acquaintance about the quality of some Fitzroy cafes that have changed ownership, and whether they are as good as they used to be. I thought the quality of the coffee at Newtown SC declined after Cate sold up. He replied by questioning whether Ici was still awesome after its rumoured change of owners in 2010, and I said I have not been there for some time.…
Fitzroy history – hotel, milkbar and home
The Buck’s Head hotel was diagonally opposite the Fitzroy Town Hall. The building remains and is now a private residence, but for a while in between it was a corner shop.
Courtesy the Fitzroy local history collection / ID: 10222 / photographer: unknown / copyright: expired – image is in the public domain / c1878…