Northcote Plaza Explained

Northcote Shopping Plaza
Location:	Northcote, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates:	-37.7689°N 145.0017°W
Address:	3 Separation Street
Number Of Stores:	over 60 stores
Floor Area:	18318m2
Parking:	960+
Floors:	1

Northcote Plaza Shopping Centre is a sub regional shopping centre located in Northcote, in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia).

It was built on the site of the former kilns of the Northcote Brickworks Ltd (1882-1977)^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} and opened in 1981.

Northcote Plaza Shopping Centre is located adjacent to the All Nations Park.^{[6] [7]}

Retailers

Major anchors of Northcote Plaza include 2 Coles supermarkets. Minor anchors include a Bakers Delight store, an Australia Post post office, and many small independent and local shops.

Transport

Northcote Plaza Shopping Centre is served by the Number 86 tram, 508 and 552 bus (goes into the centre) and the Mernda railway line's Northcote station. Northcote Plaza Shopping Centre is a ten-minute walk from the St Georges (Number 11) tram.

Notes and References

1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-http%253A%252F%252Fmuseumvictoria.com.au%252Fcollections%252Fitems%252F773222 Negative - Northcote Brickworks, Northcote, Victoria, 1898
2. http://www.chalice.org.au/Old/history.htm The building was probably designed by 'prolific' church architect Thomas Crouch, who also designed the Northcote Brickworks.
3. http://dhe.darebin-libraries.vic.gov.au/print/printpage.asp?ref=http://dhe.darebin-libraries.vic.gov.au/encyclopedia.asp?id=885 Industries - Separation Street - Northcote Brickworks
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=77ETAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ub0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5092%2C1337292 Destructive Fire at Brick Works
5. http://www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/1647.shtml NORTHCOTE BRICKWORKS COMPANY, JOHN ROBERTS & GROOM BROTHERS
6. https://www.lgfocus.com.au/editions/2002-04/creative-transformation-of-a-landfill--site.php Creative transformation of a landfill site
7. http://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/Files/northcote_landfill_report_all_nations.pdf In October 1981 the Northcote Plaza Shopping Centre was opened on the site of the former brick kilns, adjacent to the quarry.