Soyfoo Anh Long is a tofu shop on the vertiginous northern edge of Braybrook that drops into the Maribyrnong river valley, amongst the wrecking yards that advertise on hastily scrawled “Cash For Cars” signs stapled to a power pole. Their precast concrete panel factory was once neighboured by a business called “Hair Extension Online” who… Continue reading Soyfoo Anh Long, Braybrook
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Westside, biatches.
Footscray Market Opening Hours – Christmas 2015
I’ve now been blogging for 10 years. In that entire time the Footscray Market, one of Melbourne’s biggest wet markets, has never published their Christmas opening hours online. This post marks the 7th year of my Christmas vigil to celebrate it. Here are the opening hours as published on a photocopy on the door: As… Continue reading Footscray Market Opening Hours – Christmas 2015
Footscray Market Opening Hours – Christmas 2014
@phil_lees Nice. But when's the Footscray Market opening over Christmas this year? — Pat Nourse (@patnourse) December 3, 2014 Welcome to Year 6 of my Christmas vigil to commemorate Footscray Market’s complete inability to publish their Christmas/New Year’s opening hours online. Here are the opening hours, this year presented by the special request of Pat… Continue reading Footscray Market Opening Hours – Christmas 2014
Footscray Market – Christmas Opening Hours 2013
Welcome to Year 5 of my Christmas vigil to commemorate Footscray Market’s inability to publish their Christmas/New Year’s opening hours online. Consider my annual dose of community service done. Here are the trading hours: Monday 23 December: 7:00am-4:00pm Tuesday 24 December (Christmas eve): 7:00am-4:00pm 25-26 December: Closed Friday 27 December: 7:00am – 7:00pm Saturday 28… Continue reading Footscray Market – Christmas Opening Hours 2013
Footscray Market – Opening Hours, Christmas 2012
In what is fast becoming a tradition, my local market, Footscray Market, has failed to post opening hours anywhere online. Opening hours for the market over the Christmas/New Year’s period 2012 are: Monday 24 December (Christmas Eve): 7:00am-4:00pm 25-26 December: Closed Thursday 27 December: 7:00am – 6:00pm Friday 28 December: 7:00am – 7:00pm Saturday 29… Continue reading Footscray Market – Opening Hours, Christmas 2012
#WEFO T-Shirt
A while back there was a discussion amongst West Footscray locals about the etymology of the suburb’s abbreviation “wefo”, a discussion started by its commodification by this $65 cushion from design gallery Post Industrial Design. I’d first seen the suburb referred to as WeFo in an email from November 2008 so the abbreviation’s history predates… Continue reading #WEFO T-Shirt
Police on an Olympic Doughnut break, Footscray
Sampling Victoria’s finest jam doughnuts in downtown Footscray
Footscray Market Opening Hours – Christmas 2011
Another year down, another year where my local market, Footscray Market, fails to build a website. Opening hours for the market over the Christmas/New Year’s period are: Saturday 24 December (Christmas Eve): 7:00am-5:00pm 25-27 December: Closed Wednesday 28 December: 7:00am – 4:00pm Thursday 29 December: 7:00am – 6:00pm Friday 30 December: 7:00am – 7:00pm Saturday… Continue reading Footscray Market Opening Hours – Christmas 2011