suburb No 12: Marrickville

I have been itching to explore Marrickville ever since a regular follower of 52 Suburbs suggested it. 
I've been before, many times, but only to visit friends at their homes. Never once have I walked down 
the main street, only ever driving through it, impatient to get to where I was going. So when I hopped
out of my car this week with a reason - an excuse - to stick my nose in to churches, homes and people's 
faces I felt as if I was visiting an entirely new suburb ...


Part 1: Chockful of churches




the church with the blue light atop, St Brigids





Spiro and his beads





that light





St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church





Father





time for reflection





feed the soul (Lien Hoa Buddhist Temple)



Part 2: Little Greece, Vietnam and Germany

from the continent all the way to China

neighbours (cake shop and the deli)


 
you wouldn't want to be a vegetarian

the secret to longevity? (Chinese herbs :: Vietnamese couple in their late 80's)

Concordia, the German Club

Part 3: Good sports

the Marrickville Bowling Club

ladies of the lawn

how's your aim?

Newtown Jets legend (Frank Farrell :: Henson Park where the Jets still play rugby league)

different religions

Part 4: The changing face of Marrickville

taking the bull by the horns - the old butchers shop, now architect office (Mackenzie Pronk)

house (to be) and garden (model by Mackenzie Pronk)

fantasy versus reality (model by Mackenzie Pronk)

stick 'em up!

i see bananas in your winged dragon

fresh face

i wondered if he changed his hat when he goes back to work at the building site

Part 5: Reversing our consuming ways

it's all very serious (mannequins from Reverse Garbage)

before and after (frames from Reverse Garbage)

in the pink (elastic from Reverse Garbage)

Part 6: Random otherness

i'm a fan

orange flowers

soft and spiky

these could come in handy

Beauty... Marrickville seems to have a little of everything. A mix of industrial, residential and 
commercial. People from all over the planet. A great big old river. Churches of every description. 
A couple of social clubs and a place you can save a mannequin or a piano from the scrap heap. Not 
to mention some of the finest examples of chipped ceramic tiles and rusty garden gates 52Suburbs 
has seen so far. No wonder everyone from Newtown is moving there.

Other news...

The 52 Suburbs Corner Shop is open! As you'll see I'm starting small. I hope you can grab a moment 
and go and check it out - if you have any questions or comments please email me, I'd love to hear 
from you. See you next week.