Fitzroy North
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Fitzroy North Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′02″S 144°59′10″E / 37.784°S 144.986°ECoordinates: 37°47′02″S 144°59′10″E / 37.784°S 144.986°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 11,473 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4,780/km2 (12,380/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3068 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 4 km (2 mi) NE of Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area are the Cities of Moreland and Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Fitzroy North had a population of 11,473.
Often referred to as North Fitzroy in reference to its southern neighbour, Fitzroy North is noted for its prevalence of Victorian and Edwardian era terraced housing and for the Edinburgh Gardens, a large inner-city park formerly home to the Fitzroy Football Club.
Although largely residential in character, Fitzroy North is home to both Brunswick Street and Smith Street's, two of Melbourne's major retail, dining, and nightlife strips which extend extend northwards from Fitzroy proper and Collingwood respectively.
The western border of Fitzroy North is demarcated by Nicholson Street and the famous 96 tram line, the busiest in Melbourne and described as one of the world's top 10 tram rides, highly popular with both commuters and tourists alike.
Fitzroy North Post Office opened on 2 February 1874.
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. John McMahon, twice elected Mayor of Fitzroy built, firstly in 1886, two townhouses at 53/55 Alfred Crescent, and then in 1890 a large and impressive mansion which he called "Avonmore" at 75 Alfred Crescent. Both were designed by Olaf Nicholson, the architect. On one side of the crescent, is a large park, overlooked by John's and other houses called Edinburgh Gardens, with a famous football oval, bordered by Freeman Street, Brunswick Street, St Georges Road and Alfred Crescent. This park was saved for the people of Fitzroy by John McMahon, when he obtained permanent possession during his first year of Mayorship. An attempt was made by the Government of which Mr. Vale was a member, to have a large portion of it excised for public housing. Mr. McMahon had Minister Gaunson permanently gazette the land for the people. John also built a terrace of ten shops which he called "Gladstone Terraces" at St. Georges Road.John McMahon was also the chairman and founding president of the Fitzroy Football Club. The Brunswick Street Oval was the home ground of the Fitzroy Football Club until 1967, playing in the Victorian Football League. A linear park, incorporating a section of the Capital City Trail bike path, runs along much of the northern edge of the suburb, on the easement for the Inner Circle railway line, which closed in 1948.
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