FITZROY : STREETS BENEATH OUR FEET by Chris McConville and Robert Pascoe

STREETS BENEATH OUR FEET FITZROY Chris McConville and Robert Pascoe Paperback, 190 pages, $29.95 ISBN: 9781923568532 Mid-November 2026 release Praise for Streets Beneath Our Feet ‘Loved your book.’ PHILIPPE BATTERS ‘This is a clever project!’ GERALDINE DOOGUE ‘I am impressed and grateful for the wide range of people and events that you captured. I imagine the hardest part is trying to work out what to leave out.’ DAVID LANGDON ‘How much work, care and passion has gone into bringing this story to life.‘ PEGGY O’NEAL AO ‘Rob Pascoe and Chris McConville have penned a gem.’ JANET McCALMAN AC ______ Streets Beneath Our Feet invites readers to see familiar neighbourhoods with fresh eyes. Buildings, laneways, pubs, bridges and signage are not just parts of the everyday streetscape; they are material clues to the lives, labours and pleasures of those who came before us. This series reveals how ordinary suburban places can be read as rich historical texts, full of hidden stories and unexpected magic. Written by urban historians Professor Robert Pascoe and Dr Chris McConville, each book guides walkers through local history, street by street. Drawing on oral histories, newspapers, police and court records, artworks and novels, the authors bring past residents vividly to life, the workers and migrants, larrikins and eccentrics, publicans, children and dreamers who shaped these streets. Each volume includes three carefully tested walking itineraries, supported by detailed maps, photographs, and biographical sketches of local figures. Designed for easy, accessible walking, the routes encourage readers to explore further and make discoveries of their own.