Where is footscray in melbourne

Thanks for the nice review of Footscray. Im living in Newcastle and checking out Melbourne suburbs for a potential move. I come from London, so I know how certain city areas get a bad rap. And I believe, like you say, that this kind of area would attract a great creative community.

Its always good to be on the lookout; just hope the snobs and racists keep away and dont sterilise and gentrify it. Adam R i guess a place is as safe as you mind and openess to other cultures are. One of the old school inner working class suburbs of Melbourne. It's rough and rugged and dangerous reputation still persists, in spite of all the other inner working class suburbs having undergone massive gentrification years ago.

This is gradually changing though and it won't be long before it's unsavoury reputation exists only in the minds of people who don't actually live there. The houses are generally on smallish blocks, there is a massive stock of period weatherboard houses, many of them in unrenovated condition. Most recently there have been a large number of high rise apartment complexes being erected, these are favoured by students of mainly asian origin because they are conveniently located close to the local university.

The suburb probably has the most diverse multicultural population and this is reflected in the style of restaurants found here. The area is largely dominated by Vietnamese restaurants but recently there has been a large push towards African restaurants.

The transport options run the gamut from Trains, Trams and Buses, also there are many bike paths linking to other suburbs or the city. All types of services are catered for in Footscray, i. The nightlife is limited in options, but there are still a lot of pubs and many of them have live music or DJs. There are also a lot of parks and recreation areas, there is also river frontage which is a massive bonus.

Being an inner city suburb means there can be a lot of Traffic during peak periods, and in particular there are a large number of heavy trucks which transit the area. Although recently there have been moves to reduce the amount of trucks on the streets. The area is generally pretty safe despite what some people say about it, there are some colourful characters around but they are mostly harmless.

In terms of value for money you can't go past Footscray as it is one of, if not the most affordable suburb in relation to it's proximity to the CBD. Overall Footscray is a fantastic place to live, do not write it off because of it's reputation, come here and see it for yourself.

As a 4th Generation Footscaryite in my 50's, the town holds a special place in my heart,barring 10 years of my life which was spent in Elwood it has been my home.

The city that was home to so many Tannery's, meat works,Ammunition and heavy industry,is now home to cafes and artist colonies. Through waves of immigrants Italians,Greeks,Yugoslavs,Vietnamese and Africans Footscray has endured with a strong community spirit, it has never been a try-hard suburb, its blue collar roots kept it in check and grounded. The fear factor has always amused me,it is an extremely safe place,be street smart and sensible like you would anywhere, used to see women walking home alone in the dark tree lined streets of Elwood,and fear for them a lot more than i did for my own family in Footscray.

Love the choice of Restaurants,particularly the Vietnamese eateries,and the fabulously quirky cafes that have sprung up. Footscray itself has smaller houses a lot of Edwardian on small mtr blocks,Whilst West Footscray on the other side of Summerhill rd, has much larger blocks mostly California Bungalows on large blocks which are ideal for families.

Footscray station is only 2 stations from Spencer st,and to drive there via Dynon or Footscray rd is a breeze when compared to the same trip in from the East or North. Love Footscray, watching it grow over the past ten years has been amazing. If Australia is known for multiculturalism, Footscray should be the capital Footscray is a good location for investor as renting out quite easy and always have a strong capital growth. Very near future, I think Central Footscray will be Million dollars suburb.

It is a Central Business District city, a lot Government Infrastructure funding especially to revitalise the city.

Footscray is changing at least more expensive but mainly due to the population growth. Still the crime rate and the demographic composition are issues, It is somewhat gray and lack of green trees.

To change the natural environment is a hard part for footscray in the future for continued growth. I can agree with you in regard to the current state, though based off the government efforts and investment, growth will force lower income earners out, which will increase quality of infrastructure and lifestyle. It's only a matter of time. Think Williamstown and Yarraville.

All dives, but with the addition of great residents and time, they both flourished and became beautiful places to live. Footscray is no different, it is a gold mind for investment atm.

You cant build a delfin estate like that. Similar circumstances. Planning Minister Justin Madden last week unveiled concept designs for government office space, new housing, student accommodation, a community kitchen and gym and child care facility on a disused 1.

Mr Madden said the detailed design work of each building — including building heights — would be determined through the planning application process but that the development included three separate components including office accommodation with retail outlets at ground level; student dwellings, private apartments, affordable housing dwellings and a gym, child care centre, art gallery, artist's residence and community hub with a community garden.

The five-star green development, which is being overseen by Grocon, will create up to jobs and homes. Construction will start in the new year. The announcement comes a week after Footscray MP Marsha Thomson revealed plans for two new platforms at Footscray train station plus an extension to the new footbridge, escalators from the Irving St entrance to the footbridge and escalators from the footbridge to all platforms and an elevator for the new platforms.

That's wonderful. We are so closed to city and we need some revitalise looks. Well done. You can see real live d Look like you got bad experiences but most of us enjoying living and working in Footscray.

Crime rates has been droped a lot including burglar and d We will see a lot of changes in Footscray very soon it will get better and better the next couple of years. My husband and I lived very very happily in Footscray for 12 years. Prior to moving there we lived in Hawthorn, so we considered it a big risk to move there at the start. We have recently moved interstate but I still consider Footscray to be my home.

In all of those years, we never had a break in and were never concerned for our safety. We have lived on Southhampton St, Bristow St and Commercial Rd so I feel we have the experience to say, it is colourful and quirky but you have no need to fear.

Of course you take all the same precautions a sensible person takes to ensure the security of their home and themselves. For anyone considering making the move, go for it! You will never look back!! West Footscray is booming and one can understand why when it is only a hop, skip and jump to the melbourne CBD. It has great facilities and just litterly afew minutes and you are in footscray which has the footscray market and great places to eat at.

West footscray is quiet leafy considering its proximity to the city and has some great parks. I have done several jobs restroring rooves in this area and i from the west rate this suburb highly.

Regard Phil. I have lived on the Kingsville side of West Footscray for the last 18 years, having grown up in Yarraville I am very aware of the advantages of living in this area. I live in a lovely tree lined cul-de-sac with fantastic neighbours! A quick and easy drive to Altona gate shopping centre, Highpoint, Footscray and Yarraville. Less than a half hour walk to Yarraville village, lovely bike ride through Cruikshank Park to the village! A quick and easy drive to Yarraville Station.

We are within easy walking distance of a few lovely primary schools, easy drive to many others, absolutely spoilt for choice. Great bus service around the corner, to Footscray, Altona, Yarraville etc. All of this and absolutely no parking hassles, most of the houses have driveways, as we are a no through road, no traffic issues, our kids have grown up playing on the street. A peaceful neighbourhood. We moved from St Kilda six months ago, and were immediately struck by the friendly community and the comparative peace and quiet!

Shops, a gym and multiple public transport options, all within walking distance, were a major drawcard for us. Barkly Street Village houses Indian, Thai and Italian eateries, and the coffee is great at the retro cafe. Hi Lizelie, I am making a short documentary film on Footscray. It is one of my University assignments. Would I be able to interview you?. Thank you. Hello dmtacu, are you still looking for interview subjects for your documentary? My husband, formerly from Balwyn North, was originally highly opposed to moving to the west.

It was used for transport from Williamstown and Geelong to Melbourne. The alternative crossing point was several kilometres upstream at Solomon's ford, between Avondale Heights and Sunshine near the northern end of Duke Street.

The location of the punt was where the land rose fairly sharply from the river's shoreline. In a short time an inn was opened near the punt. A township was surveyed on the river's western bank near the punt in Its street configuration runs parallel to the river bank, distinguishing it from the rest of Footscray.

The origin of the name is from a village south-east of London, not far from Maidstone, Kent. Maidstone is also a suburb north of Footscray. In and the Catholic and Anglican churches opened primary schools in Wingfield and Bunbury Streets, the core of the original town survey.

A mechanics' institute was opened in Railway lines were opened from Spencer Street, Melbourne, via Footscray to Williamstown and Sunbury in , a few months after the Footscray municipality was proclaimed. The municipal boundary extended across to the east side of the Maribyrnong River, into Coode Island, occupying the land from today's Swanson Dock northwards to where the railway line crosses the river.

The association continued until with the Footscray postcode applying to Coode Island. In a bridge for road traffic was opened across the river, and over the next ten years the difficult route of the Swamp Dynon Road to Melbourne was constructed. At the place where Footscray rises from the site of the old punt there is a layer of basalt.

This stone became a major quarry industry. The s saw more than a doubling of Footscray's population as industries were opened. Many of them were noxious — tallow making, hide treatment, meat preserving and fertiliser manufacture. The population required the opening of a National School in , which became the State primary school.

Footscray and the neighbouring district of Flemington increasingly became the location for the metropolis's noxious industries.

The river was a convenient sewer, and solid material was left to decompose, often in the optimistic hope that farmers would remove it for manure. Although less noxious industries came to Footscray they did not replace the noxious ones: the last time the annual rowing regatta was held on the Maribyrnong River was in , by when the smell from the river became too much and the Albert Park Lake offered a more wholesome environment.

Football began in an organised way with the formation of the Footscray Imperials in A conspicuous growth in manufacturing, housing and commercial premises came in the s. Houses were mostly of timber, but on larger allotments than in other inner suburbs. The municipality became a city on 20 January , a proud moment before the s economic depression which plunged Footscray into unemployment.

One outcome of the depresssion was the endorsement of Labor candidates for municipal election, who within 20 years gained a majority in the council chamber over the self-made businessmen who had previously run Footscray's affairs.

Labor's local conquest occurred against a background when most of Victoria's agricultural manufacturing had relocated to west of the Maribyrnong River and President Higgins of the Conciliation and Arbitration Court had pronounced on a fair living wage of employees at the nearby Sunshine Harvester works In , without mentioning the political change underway in Footscray, the Australian handbook's factual description of institutions and industries was:.

Grand sale! We asked the staff at Footscray Community Arts Centre for their top picks of Footscray, so look out for them in the below sections. The suburb is well served by train — Footscray station is planted right in the thick of things. Otherwise, you can go further west towards Middle Footscray and West Footscray stations.

The 82 tram also runs toward Barkly Street via Gordon Street. Seddon and Yarraville are further south, and Ascot Vale and Kensington are to the northeast. Maidstone and Highpoint Shopping Centre are close by as well. Tan Thanh Loi has a menu as long as an encyclopedia, but regulars know to skip the hu tieu, duck noodle soup and stir-fried dishes, in favour of the easy-to-eat but hard-to-master com tam broken rice. Here, lemongrass marinated pork chops and chicken marylands are grilled and sliced before crowning a mound of broken rice accompanied by pickles, shredded pork skin, meatloaf and fresh slices of cucumber and tomato, served alongside a piquant bowl of nuoc mam cham sauce, which ties together every element of this generous plate of rice.

Vietnamese food is the most popular cuisine found in Footscray, but the Chinese influence is not to be overlooked. Roti Road is run by a Malaysian-Chinese family who love to insert a bit of theatrics to the dining experience. Waiters will toss, spin and throw tissue-thin sheets of roti around the room before running back into the kitchen to cook it for you. Late-night eat? Pho Tam Shop 1, Leeds St isn't the most modern restaurant in Footscray, with its wear and tear unashamedly on display.

But that just means it is one of the most loved Vietnamese joints in the suburb. Pho is the typical fast-food choice here, with beef and chicken broths built on a mix of sweet spices and adorned with your choice of sliced or poached meats, herbs and aromatics, but it is by no means the only dish that it produces well. Pie Thief is a tiny shop by co-owners Aaron Donato and chef Scott Bloomfield ex-Supernormal that sells, well, pies and a couple of damn fine sausage rolls.

Expect standard offerings of steak and cheese, or bacon and egg pies, but as weird as it sounds, it's the out-of-the-box lasagne pie that draws in the crowds. Try the signature rice paper salad — sheets of rice paper are moistened, then muddled with beef jerky, herbs, peanuts, dried shrimp, kumquat and a hard-boiled quail egg.