 Marrickville
Marrickville is
a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney,
in the state of New
South Wales, Australia. Marrickville is
located 7 kilometres south-west of the Sydney
central business district and
is the largest suburb in the Marrickville
Council local government area. The suburb
contains three post offices with the postcode
2204.
Marrickville sits on the northern bank of the
Cooks River, opposite the suburbs of Earlwood
and Undercliffe and shares borders with
Stanmore, Enmore, Newtown, St Peters, Sydenham,
Tempe, Dulwich Hill and Petersham. The southern
part of the suburb, near the river, is known as
Marrickville South and includes the historical
locality called The
Warren.
Marrickville is a diverse suburb consisting of
both low and high density residential,
commercial and light industrial areas.
Commercial Areas
The main shopping strip runs along Marrickville
Road, west from Sydenham to the town hall.
Typical businesses include cafés, grocery and
clothing stores. Marrickville Road is well-known
for the artwork, by Ces Camilleri of Creative
Artistic Steel, that adorns the awnings of some
of its businesses, which gives the strip a
unique style. The shopping strip also extends
south along Illawarra Road, past the railway
station, to 'The Warren' locality. Marrickville
Metro Shopping Centre is located near the border
with Enmore and contains supermarkets, discount
stores, specialty shops and a food court. A
substantial light industrial area is located
west of the Princes Highway. Typical industrial
uses include automotive repair, import/export
and building supplies.
Marrickville Town Hall is
located on the corner of Marrickville Road and
Petersham Road. Outside Marrickville Town Hall
is a World War I war memorial, featuring a
Winged Victory figure. Standing at over 4
metres, the figure is the largest known bronze
casting on a memorial in Australi a.
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