Yesterday, was a seriously rainy day, and today was the coldest morning (37 F) in five years based on the local news. However, having been in most of the day yesterday except for a midday hair appointment, we were ready to head out in the sun today, brisk or not. It ended up being a nice day for a walk.
We headed to Box Hill to explore Box Hill Central that we’ve usually just breezed through on the way to catch a bus or train. We wanted to see what all was in the center, and we also wanted to top off our Myki cards for more local public transport travel in the future. Finally, we wanted to head to the Box Hill Gardens that we had noticed on Google Maps.
Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, about 9 miles east of the CBD, located in the city of Whitehorse local government area. It was founded as a township in the 1850s and was absorbed into Melbourne in the 1950s as part of Melbourne’s eastward expansion. It serves as a major transportation hub for the eastern suburbs and is otherwise notable today for its large Chinese community and home of the tallest high-rise buildings outside of the CBD.
we passed the attractive community arts center with a gift shop inside.
that provides information on Box Hill in the 1890s.
from two of the cofounders of the local art camp.
including this one with unique decorations.
inside of Box Hill Central.
The house we are at is off of the bottom of the map east of Station Road,
which runs North/South on this map.
towards some of the high-rise buildings
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