Perry street: A Field Guide

Quite a narrow street, Perry street has period bluestone speed humps at each intersection.  A peril for speeding fixies and low-riding cars.

The north side of the street is mainly old factories. This one was a clothing manufacturer until a few months ago, it's empty now. 

The south side of the street has commission housing.  The projects, if you will. 

There are some great old places just waiting to be done up. 

Other places are falling down. 

 Or overgrown.

There are some lovely trees: 

But don't get lost in the desert!

 These two never made it out:

Beyonce's scouting crew overlooked this gem for her music video. 

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Perhaps they didn't realise the street has a full complement of emergency services.

Perry street!  A great place to get lost.