Greensborough special.

Well, finally got over to Greensborough recently and very glad to have made the effort. For some reason I knew this was going to be good- I've never felt the urge to snap a roadsign before:

BUT the plaza isn't the only place of interest. The main street (called...Main St) boasts two stand alone arcades as well. The first, Grimshaw Walk, isn't that great:

It appears to have no other tenants but the cake decoration supply shop/school. Every shop front is filled with baking trays and cupcake apparatus.

Yep, if you want to do some cake decorating, maybe you should forget Port Phillip Arcade and head out to Greensborough.

 

A bit further along the street  Main St is the balance of the universe is restored- Greensborough Arcade features a compellingly normal set of tenants. Although I have no idea what Vi-trex is, if you need some, go here:

OH AND DID I MENTION YOU CAN WALK THROUGH TO THE CAR PARK? WELL YOU CAN.

LOOK THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE THROUGH THE KINDA SCARY GATEWAY:

Anyway. The first thing you should notice about Greensborough Plaza is the sports murals. Which have safety thingers across them, which I bet the artist wasn't too happy about:

The Plaza entrance looks quite majestic from the bus exchange. Pity the clock was broken:

It gets pretty crazy inside. This place has clearly spread itself organically, over the years since it opened back in 1978 and there is a bit of a disjointed feel to the various sections. I liked this massive hub, which was open from the ceiling all the way to the floor, way down below:

I liked this bit of no-nonsense badging on the bins too. It's true you know, if it ain't recycling, it's landfill:

There was so much going on that it was a while before the glass elevators registered. Yes, "glass elevators", plural- they have two of them:

They have two McDonalds' too, which seems a little excessive. Final view is the rear car park entrance- like the front, it's pretty imposing:

Wrapping up, I'd recommend Greensborough overall, and the Plaza itself for fans of brutal architecture who want to get lost in a food court.