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so where do you go? where has cool stuff? where are the op shops? where are the bizarre stores with inexplicably awesome things? 2nd hand clothing? where are awesome bookshops? spill the beans.
this is for a friend of mine, she's headed down there and i've forgotten half the places to go.
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Off Ya Tree has nice things
If you're looking for a new skull or wizard bong that is
go to the Lost and Found Market on Smith St to buy over price ''VINTAGE'' chocolate tins, record players, and airline bags (amongst other things)
There is a dodgy chinese shop on Victoria street near the vic market that will sell you dodgy fireworks under the counter. Just whisper ''cracker'' when no-one else is in the shop.
go to footscray and get some ''chop-chop''
The magic shop on Elizabeth street sells fake blood and these pellets you light on fire and they grow like worms.
Also on the roof of Myer, there is a carnival with rides and fairy floss and popcorn.
..though I haven't been there for a while
There is a cool hobby shop near Melbourne Central if you are after remote control cars
Seriously?!
That's been closed for years.
When I was a kid yeah. My parents would take us there every year. We always parked at the Myer carpark and were made to go across the road to the church on the corner and light a candle for my grandmother (who had passed away), before heading up to the 6th floor of Myer. here my parents would observe which toys we liked so they would know what to buy us for xmas. After that we'd get some lunch at the Myer cafe and then head up to the rooftop carnival for rides, fairyfloss, popcorn and a picture with Santa.
This happened every year.
Good book shops:
*Brunswick Bound *
361 Sydney Rd Brunswick VIC 3056
(03) 9381 4019
Readings
309 Lygon St Carlton VIC 3053
(03) 9347 6633
Polyesters
330 Brunswick St Fitzroy VIC 3065
(03) 9419 5223
''Stores with inexplicably awesome things'':
Coco Loco (awesome hot chocolate, crepes, gelato and good booze selection )
219 High St Northcote VIC 3070
(03) 9482 7033
1+1=3=8 Political T-shirt shop
353 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
Tell your friend to go to Koko Black and get some chocolates. They are the best.
And tell them to go to MoVida Next Door for lunch.
Port Phillip Arcade has an awesome stamp collecting shop
Nah, at least go to Monsieur truffe
k2 my nana use to take me to the myer toy department, visit santa and rooftop carnival thing always followed with lunch at the myer cafeteria every year just shy of xmas too. i'd always have hot chips and a chocolate big m from the cafeteria.
i'd love to see old photos of that rooftop thing in full swing 'cos i'm sure it was pretty crappy but as a kid seemed awesome. i recall the walk through the department store to see santa had some shiny gold hallway massive ribbon trail thing to follow through al the floors? does that ring a bell?
Yeah it was in some weird back area past the bedding department or something? There was like red carpet or yeah ribbons.. sounds familiar. My mum will be able to remember - lemme call her.
My mum says Santa was only ever on the 5th floor and there used to be a carpet to follow, then you'd get to a door and wait. Apparently there were more than one Santa but kids never knew cause you waited outside and then walked down a corridor to the next available Santa when it was your turn.
i just googled myer rooftop carnival looking for more info and this thread comes up as the fourth result.
I might go exploring the 5th floor of Myer next time I'm there.
oh god, i've never heard of this rooftop carnival. Am I too old? or was it a secret from me. My parents refused to stump up for pics with santa.
go to david jones where you can 'try before you buy'!
Sister - how old are you and have you always kived in melb? I reckon it was still there 15 years ago.
kived/lived.
i'm ancient and have always kived in melbourne - apart from a couple of years outside of sydney in 69-71.
I'm sure I would have taken my daughter to a rooftop carnival. How could I not know of this thing?
I'm going to have a look at the Gorman outlet on Bridge Rd for some some long sleeved t-shirts.
I love going to High/Glenferrie St in Malvern/Armadale for a trip down memory lane. Parts of it are like an ossified Melbourne from the 1970s.
If your friend has enough money for designer clothes then DJs is offloading them for half-price.
There are beautiful expensive things in Christines on Flinders Lane - lovely to look at even if you can't afford them.
The Nicholas Building on the corner of Flinders Lane and Swanston St has lots of interesting shops - Retrostar for vintage clothes, Collected Works poetry bookshop, art galleries, button shops etc.
Third floor of magnation on Elizabeth st has loads of design books if you're into that kind of thing. The permanent exhibition at acmi is also cool if you like new media, film, tv and games
I'm so friggin pissed that my mum never took me!! Hmph.
^ although I didn't search too hard, this was the only image I could find of the rooftop.
peaches, it was an amazing wonderland of childhood awesome.
Yes, one of my favourite places in melbourne as a child.
Rooftops in general are still incredibly underutilised!!! Look at that space!!!!!
If I am permitted to get a little Fashionhaley for a moment.. in Tokyo, most rooftops of department stores are beer gardens. YES BEER GARDENS. Imagine that picture above as a beer garden.
I imagine that every time I see a vacant rooftop. :(
there's a Gorman OUTLET? OMG
gets into car
there's a Gorman OUTLET?
Yeh, I didn't know that! Can I get a lift?
climbs in boot
Whenever I've been in there they've not had all that much worth purchasing. It's mainly clearance shit that they can't get rid of. Or at least that's what it seems like.
I want one of their duffel coats.