All deTour Stops: 333
deTour Stops
Stop 3 - A Watchful Eye
Directions to the Next Stop:
After walking the length of Heffernan Lane, exit onto Lonsdale St and turn left. Continue to the intersection with Swanston St (approximately 150m), and catch a tram on the opposite side of the intersection, heading…
Stop 2 - A Different Direction
Directions to the Next Stop:
Exiting ACDC Lane, turn left and head towards Russell St. At the intersection take note of the Chanel store on the corner. Contemplate how the previous stop may have altered your perspective towards the brand and…
Stop 1 - A Chanel Bag
ACDC Lane is a great environment for experiencing street art and the radical nature it encompasses. While walking through this laneway, keep an eye out for an item that looks slightly out of place. A white item resting on a window ledge. At first…
Starter
STARTER - Mario Café
[stage 1: A rejected culture]
We start with the starter from the Mario cafe, which is founded in 1986 by two Italian-Australians. This is also one of the very first cafés opened in Fitzroy where many artists would like to…
Refreshment
Refreshment: The Easey’s
[stage 4: a combination]
Here comes to our final stop: The Easey’s, which subverts the tradition concept of a restaurant. You will never see these things anywhere else: Electronic gamer as tables, Train timetable as menu,…
Dessert
Dessert: The Grace Café
[stage 3: important culture icon, part of live]
After filling up your belly with premium Wagyu beef burger, lets go for something sweet. We can walk through the rose street car park where all street art activities are…
Main Dish
Main Course: Brother’s Burger
[stage 2: Commercial development]
After finishing the starter and walking along Brunswick street, we are able to see the iconic Smug’s mural. This piece of work used to appear on the front page of Age due to the…
Final Stop: Croft Alley
With courage and strength, Mike, Sully and Barry were ready to face their fears and rescue the princess. They marched upon the dingy cave in which the princess was held captive, its high walls enclosing and frightening. The wicked enchantress’ eyes…
Fourth Stop: Heffernan Lane
Quickly their vain hope for further prophesies grew tiresome, as, worn out and devoid of hope, the trio began to doubt their ability. It seemed as though no matter what they did, they could not progress, the buildings grew taller, and their courage…
Third Stop: Literature Lane
The Oracle of Eilidh was not only the sole keeper of wisdom and knowledge, but her powers were limitless when it came to helping those with a worthy cause. After a long search, the trio finally found her, hidden, etched into the buildings around her,…