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Heidelberg is ok, West Heidelberg,  well....

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[ElwoodBlues1]

Heidelberg is ok, West Heidelberg,  well....

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Yep....Heidelberg the suburb is fine and I can recommend the "Old England " pub for a meal....
Heidelberg West isnt somewhere I'd visit late at night....is that cream brick police station in waterdale rd manned, never seen a copper anywhere near it?

[Professer E]

The Mall isn't a a great location either.  Some interesting types frequent the Aldi across the road too.

The cops come up the hill from Jika Street EB.

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Yep....Heidelberg the suburb is fine and I can recommend the "Old England " pub for a meal....
Heidelberg West isnt somewhere I'd visit late at night....is that cream brick police station in waterdale rd manned, never seen a copper anywhere near it?

Yes, I have eaten at the Old England a few times and that Burgundy St area and up to the station is quite pleasant. I don't go West that often these days although in my classic car days I used to get work done at places such as Neway Wheels in Waterdale Rd. Never after dark though!

[Gointocarlton]

Back in the day, West Heidelberg and Preston were two of the roughest, meanest suburbs around. That pub near the corner of Oriel Rd and Bell St (name escapes me, there is an Aldi there now) was insanely violent.

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Back in the day, West Heidelberg and Preston were two of the roughest, meanest suburbs around. That pub near the corner of Oriel Rd and Bell St (name escapes me, there is an Aldi there now) was insanely violent.

I think "South of Bell St" has almost become trendy/expensive now following several years of gentrification.

[Professer E]

Wasn't it the Olympic?  It was, without doubt,  the sh1ttest, most violent,  low brow drinking establishment in Australia.  Utter dump. 

Almost certain if you parked there you would be offered a cheap car stereo, which would have been nicked within five minutes of leaving the vehicle.

The flats next door are on par with the Bronx,  the sleazier parts of Jo'burg or some gang infested South American slum city.  The cops don't even go there.

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The Olympic is still operating, cnr Albert St.

[Blueboy_Benny]

Yep....Heidelberg the suburb is fine and I can recommend the "Old England " pub for a meal....
Heidelberg West isnt somewhere I'd visit late at night....is that cream brick police station in waterdale rd manned, never seen a copper anywhere near it?

Grew up in the "mean streets" of Ivanhoe (the Eaglemont / East Ivanhoe part), so can't really comment

[Sexybronco]

Wasn't it the Olympic?  It was, without doubt,  the sh1ttest, most violent,  low brow drinking establishment in Australia.  Utter dump. 

Almost certain if you parked there you would be offered a cheap car stereo, which would have been nicked within five minutes of leaving the vehicle.

The flats next door are on par with the Bronx,  the sleazier parts of Jo'burg or some gang infested South American slum city.  The cops don't even go there.

No, it was the Colosseum and it burnt down thankfully. Wandered into the public bar one night to meet workmates for drinks after work and knew right away I was not in a nice place, turns out they were all in the restaurant bar at the front but forgot to tell the new guy, I didn't make that mistake again.