Carlisle Street in St Kilda East is evolving. Check out the Carlisle Street Bazaar
filed in Markets, Melbourne, St Kilda, Tram Route 78, Vintage, Windsor on Dec.28, 2009
The Carlisle Street Bazaar opened just before Christmas adding another retail experience to shopping in the piece of Carlisle Street around the Balaclava Rail Station.
This Carlisle Street Bazaar replaces a store where I often browsed. It was one of those stores that covered an eclectic range merchandise – clothes, furniture, home ware, jewelery, gifts. All this appeared to be individually chosen to give a cohesion to the store. This space has now morphed into the Carlisle Street Bazaar. It is as if the original store has re-invented itself and presented a new face to the world, the cohesion has gone but the atmosphere has livened up.
To me it is an improvement. For one thing the space is lighter and brighter. I found the old space rather gloomy. The variety is better and it is more fun to browse.
Stock moves too. There was a hand created metal pig and sheep when I first walked into the Bazaar and a few days later they had gone. “Snapped up,” I was told. They still have smaller roosters from the same artist. They are the sort of patio/garden object that lift your spirits and cause you to smile.
So far the Carlisle Street Bazaar have been a constantly changing visual feast – new clothes, new displays, new bric-a-brac.
At this point the venture looks successful and it will be interesting to watch it evolve. I like the original art and would like to see more creative works for sale.
To discuss hiring space: – phone 0411598411.
Opening hours: -
Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 6.00pm. The Bazaar closes at 5.00pm on Sunday.
Getting there:
Trams – 12, 3, going along Carlisle Street, first stop past St Kilda Road. 67 Tram get off at the corner of Carlisle and St Kilda Road or a 78 that runs from Richmond to the St Kilda East end of Chapel Street.
Train – Sandringham line to Balaclava Stration
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