Although thoroughly modern in many ways, Melbourne has retained a lot of its historical buildings and city layout. Part of this historical layout are the narrow lanes between a lot of buildings, particularly in the central core. Now the laneways have not been left unmolested. They are great places for graffiti artists to ply their trade. I don't know if Melbourne ever made an effort to stamp out graffiti, but at some point they did decide to allow graffiti to be left up. There are a number of laneways that therefore have this amazing array of graffiti showing a lot of artistic talent. Anna, Julie, and I met one day, and Julie took us to see one of these laneways and the art inside.
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