The first of a series of 11 wanderings Orlagh and I are doing around western Sydney took me on a wander around the center of Fairfield with Tiffany Le Shoy. (It that began with me getting lost and having to be rescued by Tiffany) then revealed the confusing arrangement of some public spaces at the same time as the very human scale and vibrant life on streets that have not been sucked dry by a shopping center. From shops of fabulous gold jewelery to discount hardware stores spilling out onto the street I noticed the care and creativity taken over the look of the street, and I saw people sitting, chatting, carrying bags of groceries and even cars stopping for pedestrians…
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