Fitzroy North, Victoria

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Fitzroy North Melbourne, Victoria
Fitzroy Memorial Rotunda, in Edinburgh Gardens
Population:	10615 (2001 census)
Postcode:	3068
Area:	2.4 km²
Property Value:	AUD $490,050 [1]
Location:	4 km from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Yarra
State District:	Brunswick, Richmond
Federal Division:	Melbourne
Suburbs around Fitzroy North Brunswick East Brunswick East Northcote Carlton North Fitzroy North Clifton Hill Carlton Fitzroy Collingwood

Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is mostly in the Local Government Area of the City of Yarra, with a few streets in the Local Government Area of the City of Moreland.

Housing stock includes many fine one and two storey terraces, many dating to the late Victorian period and including characteristic ironwork, verandahs, and stone embellishments. This is one of Melbourne's finest, and most expensive, inner-city locations. There is a large park called Edinburgh Gardens with a famous football oval, bordered by Freeman Street, Brunswick Street, St. Georges Road and Alfred Crescent. The Brunswick Street Oval was the home ground until 1967 of the Fitzroy Football Club playing in the Victorian Football League.

Merri Creek delineates the border between Fitzroy North and the neighbouring suburbs of Westgarth and Northcote. Shops and nightlife are located along St. Georges Road, including the unofficial heart of the suburb, Piedimonte's Supermarket.

Contents 1 Description 2 Transport 3 Local Schools 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Description

Fitzroy North (often called North Fitzroy) is theoretically joined to Fitzroy proper, but in reality the two are as separate as any suburbs in the inner city. They were always bisected by the width of Alexandra Parade (earlier Reilly Street), but with the connection of the Eastern Freeway to the Parade, the volume of traffic became an overwhelming barrier. Fitzroy North is also distinct in character, with less commercial activity, wider, quieter streets, and the clear deliniation to the east provided by the green Merri Creek corridor.

Fitzroy North also contains one of Melbourne's most well-known and distinctive apartment complexes, at 682 Nicholson Street. Although known as Nicholson Gardens, the complex is known by the many student and overseas residents simply as Melrose Place due to the distinctive design.

[edit] Transport

To get to North Fitzroy from the Melbourne CBD, you can travel on the

• Number 96 tram from Bourke Street, along Nicholson Street or the
• Number 112 tram from Collins Street, along Brunswick Street and St. Georges Road , or the more "colourful" route on
• Number 86 tram from Bourke Street, which also travels a short distance along Nicholson Street, turns at Gertrude Street, turns again into Smith Street and again into Queens Parade.
• Alternatively, take the train to Rushall Station, on the Epping Line. Rushall Station is located on Rushall Crescent, in the north east of the suburb.

[edit] Local Schools

• Fitzroy Community School [1]
• North Fitzroy Primary School [2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Coordinates: -37.784° 144.986°

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
• Australian Places - Fitzroy

Suburbs of the City of Yarra
Abbotsford | Alphington | Burnley | Carlton North | Clifton Hill | Collingwood | Cremorne | Fairfield | Fitzroy | Fitzroy North | Princes Hill | Richmond |