Parkville Tennis Club

Royal Parade, Parkville

Something cool about this one, despite the lettering looking slightly amateurish. The wall it's been stuck to is a little less cool. I'm surprised this has lasted nearly so long nestled in among such prime real estate.

Parkville Post Office

Fitzgibbon St, Parkville

These leadlight windows adorn the outside of the Parkville Post Office, a truly remarkable building. It was built in 1889, which must surely make it one of the oldest surviving post offices in suburban Melbourne. Kind of an elaborate way to advertise a service, but there you go. They don't advertise like they used to!

Big Freaky Looking Horse's Head Poking Out of a Wall

Park Dve, Parkville

This is attached to the old cattle market wall, and dates back to 1888 (though it was originally hung around the corner). Needless to say the cattle market no longer exists, nor is the US Army building that once lived behind the same walls. I could be wrong but I believe the grounds behind this wall our know used by University High.

John Bull Oats

Corner Morrah and Wimble Sts, Parkville

'32 OZS OF BREAKFAST SATISFACTION' doesn't sound like the type of thing I'd want to shove in my own mouth of a morning, but each to their own. The back streets of Parkville, despite being incredibly old and close to town, aren't as fertile ground for this blog as you'd imagine, but this sign (above a cafe/milk bar) is a ripper.