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Camberwell Cruisin (6/22/23)

On the two occasions when Bob and I have taken the tram to or from Burwood, we noticed an area closer to the city center that we thought looked like it might be interesting to explore a bit. Today, we used our recently topped-off Myki cards to catch the #75 tram to go from Stop #66, Burwood, to Stop #37, Tooronga Road in Camberwell.

Camberwell lies about 6 miles east of Melbourne’s CBD within the city of Boroondora local government area. It is apparently considered as one of Melbourne’s most prestigious and exclusive suburbs based on its grand, historic homes. We may have to go back to see those. We just checked out a local park and the Burke Road shopping strip as well as some municipal buildings.

A view of the high rises in the CBD from our tram stop in Camberwell.
Fritsch Holzer Park, opened in 1997 on the site of an old brickyard
The park is an off leash space for dogs, and is bordered by modern residences.
The historic Rivoli Cinéma on Burke Road
Looking down some of the many outdoor seating areas
for the restaurants along Camberwell Road
Inside Camberwell Place with a number of food and retail shops
A nice bench and landscaping near the Camberwell Train Station,
which serves three rail lines
The Camberwell Train Station
A Meat and Wine shop in the brick building
and an attractive modern residential building beside it
A market in one of the malls on Burke Street
The Camberwell City Library. The gray sculpture in front is three typewriter keys, for those who remember typewriters.
Camberwell City Hall

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