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[โ€“] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I find it a very sad place, it's like there's been an economic depression there for the past 20 years, which it has since industry moved and stopped paying rates and providing jobs

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Then the artists & students and people looking for cheap housing close to the city moved in. A much more eclectic mix, and quite an interesting one. Thriving art scene and good food available very cheap (compared).

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago

    Footscray has been cheap and mixed for as long as I remember. When I studied and worked in the area a few decades ago there was a thriving immigrant community and lots of artists and students. It hasn't changed in that regard.

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