Richmond, Victoria
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Richmond is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Yarra. Richmond's postcode is 3121.
The suburb has been the subject of gentrification since the early 1990s and is now an eclectic mix of expensively converted warehouse residences, public housing high-rise flats and Victorian-era terrace houses, along with a lively retail sector and a shrinking industrial base.
Notable streets:
- Victoria Street, to the north of the suburb, is popular for its Vietnamese food.
- Bridge Road has many clothing factory outlets and is popular with tourists.
- Punt Road, one of the main thoroughfares into Melbourne. Its often clogged with traffic and runs alongside Punt Road oval, home ground to the Richmond Football Club.
- Swan Street, which has:
- * The Corner Hotel, a bastion of live music in Melbourne. [link]
- * The Swan. A pub on the corner of Church and Swan streets. Often has live bands and is popular with the younger set. It has been occasionally described as a 'meat market'.
- * The Rising Sun. Corner of Burnley and Swan streets.
- * The 70s cult punk film Dogs in Space by Richard Lowenstein and starring Michael Hutchence was filmed in Richmond
| Melbourne suburbs near Richmond (City of Yarra) | ||
| Collingwood | Abbotsford | Kew |
| East Melbourne | Richmond | Hawthorn |
|---|---|---|
| Cremorne | South Yarra | Burnley
|
| Suburbs of the City of Yarra | |
|---|---|
|
Abbotsford |
Alphington |
Burnley |
Carlton North |
Clifton Hill |
Collingwood |
Cremorne |
Fairfield |
Fitzroy |
Fitzroy North |
Richmond |
Yarra Bend
| |
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