It's a shame Dandenong didn't get to become that next big city. It was booming in the 80s, big banks, Myer, Dandenong Hub, Capital centre. It just all went downhill mid to late 90s 😥
Yep your right ! it never got the funding to go the next step .. People back then always thought of outer suburban areas as country for some reason... Nowadays that perception has totally changed
I was born in dandy at the 3 bed hospital in 1948 , we lived in walker st , just downhill from the fire station & 2 doors from gleason,s blacksmith shop I loved watching him forging iron , dandy had a good & trusting community spirit those days , I,m shocked with what I,m finding on youtube ! their always was a rogue element but it was low key , I remember mum saying that we better start locking the door next wk when we go out because the circus is coming to town ! no cloths were left out overnight on the line around market day or if gypsies were spotted , fishing in the creek under the big gums was great , anyone got more stories ? John
I'm watching Dandenong since 2000. It was soo quiet with only the market and the plaza with few cafes. Very dry until 2014, they changed the entire landscape with lots of colourful lights and business boomed as many franchise opened up and now very very busy spot. Mostly people we can see there are Old retired people having coffee and chat and good time talking together, Indians , More Indians on weekends as there is Hi du Temple via Dandenong , Fiji and islanders
It's a shame Dandenong didn't get to become that next big city. It was booming in the 80s, big banks, Myer, Dandenong Hub, Capital centre. It just all went downhill mid to late 90s 😥
Yep your right ! it never got the funding to go the next step .. People back then always thought of outer suburban areas as country for some reason... Nowadays that perception has totally changed
I like dandenong better before Indians took over the area
All of Melbourne unfortunately..
i remember when we lived in frankston north in the 60's , mum would often take us on the bus to dandenong market, on tuesdays was it?
I was born in dandy at the 3 bed hospital in 1948 , we lived in walker st , just downhill from the fire station & 2 doors from gleason,s blacksmith shop I loved watching him forging iron , dandy had a good & trusting community spirit those days , I,m shocked with what I,m finding on youtube ! their always was a rogue element but it was low key , I remember mum saying that we better start locking the door next wk when we go out because the circus is coming to town ! no cloths were left out overnight on the line around market day or if gypsies were spotted , fishing in the creek under the big gums was great , anyone got more stories ? John
Fantastic old photos. Brings back some childhood memories of the place!
what time span for you ?
I'm watching Dandenong since 2000. It was soo quiet with only the market and the plaza with few cafes. Very dry until 2014, they changed the entire landscape with lots of colourful lights and business boomed as many franchise opened up and now very very busy spot. Mostly people we can see there are Old retired people having coffee and chat and good time talking together, Indians , More Indians on weekends as there is Hi du Temple via Dandenong , Fiji and islanders
It's horrible now
It was only climbing out of the sleep dark hole it dug it self in the first place
Dandy Drags! Circa 1980
White Australia was so beautiful
Awesome ❤❤
Dandenong for life