The West Heidelberg Olympic Village
Melbourne is home to a very special suburb – one that was purpose-built for the 1956 Olympic Games. West Heidelberg almost …
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Great history on a spot that's appreciated due to subdivision, 10km to cbd and Ivanhoe etc nearby. Sour grape critics who saw crime not gentrification have missed out.
For those interested, there is a great book called 'Nation With Nation' which documents the 'Olympic Village Heidelberg'. Comprising 184 pages, it details almost every element of the planning, development, construction and operation of the village. It includes lots of photos, maps, organisational structure, food menus and various issues with flags, propaganda etc, and funny little stories about incidents and misunderstandings. Authored by Geoffrey Ballard and published in 1997.
Can you do a video covering the F9 freeway? Love the history videos
My grandparents lived in a flat in the area. I wish I knew who occupied it during the games.
The old houses still look good. I think it was a success.
If you do decide to drive through west Heidelberg make sure you lock your doors and don't initiate direct eye contact
Big chunk was demolished on Bell maybe 2 years ago.
Don't know if you realise that the bricked dwellings were i think stamped/embossed with the olympic symbol /words on the inner side of the bricks? Not sure if all bricks were marked or if randomly marked in production.
I lived there in early 60’s near cnr Oriel & Southern rds and went to State school on the corner.
Liberty Village shops had 2 milk bars, newsagent, toy shop, grocer and and probably fish & chip shop, I cant remember what else.
Went to The Mall to get my hair cut, then over to the swanky 10-pin bowling place where I discovered choc-iced donuts.
Got the bus (No 72?) from cnr Oriel & Southern rds all the way into town to cnr Exhibition & Bourke sts.
And it was as safe as houses.
No footage of the training track ? Not far down the road..
I lived close to the Olympic Village in 1956. We would walk there and some of the athletes would come to the fence and sigh autographs for us. And there were also athletes at Mass at Sacred Heart Church on Sundays. Made the Olympics really exciting for us kids. I followed the Olympics ever since.
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we moved to Heidelberg west in 1968 into one of the homes on southern road not far from oriel rd
my mother ( 85 ) still lives there today, her next door neighbour ( 95 )who worked as a cook at the games has been there since the games ended and the suburb opened , it is sad to watch the old houses go, but time stands still for no one and the suburb was in decay, the new construction going on around the suburb has given it a much needed face lift
Some video suggestions of quirky places to check out:
Warleigh Grove in Brighton. Used to be the HQ of Croquet Victoria. Not sure what's become of it now.
The former CSIRO site at Highett. Not sure what became of that.
Another great video Philip. Well researched, you obviously put a lot of time into research. May i also suggest another topic that might interest viewers., Old and new footage ( or pics) of old melbourne brickworks and Quarries.
Who's bright idea was it to put the German team on Alamein Avenue…. 🙂
Opportunity real estate, the new north east link will cut CBD travel times
looks ghetto
Great video Philip! A lot of great information, though a walk into the darkness that came over WH in the ensuing decades would have been the cherry on top. Also, if you do touch on the WH Mall let me tell you that for whatever reason it referred as ' The Mall ' and Mall is pronounced the same as Bell or tell, rather than Tall or call. Not sure where this originates, but it is on ' Bell ' street so there could be something to that! Haha
Keep up the great work!
My dad grew up in West Heidelberg I remember him talking about the Olympic Village.I never knew what he was on about and now I do know.
I live here.
Great video, I grew up in Rosanna and had a lot of activities in Olympic Village. And used to swim at the pool in Waterdale Rd that was built so Olympic swimmers could train.
I had no idea that Melbourne was almost to lose the games because of the location of the village. Thanks for this most informative video!
Good video Phil. I love my urban history and your videos are fantastic. Please keep the content coming. 👍👍
Thankyou , that was very interesting
my gran lived in a 2 story building that was part of the village. it even had a plaque showing which team stayed there just inside the door (the polish team rings a bell)
Absolutely loved this video, can you please do a video on the new North / East link which is currently in development 🙂
Interesting video, thanks.
Public housing is invariably ugly and uninspiring. Heidelberg West is no exception.
My Nan's house in North Balwyn was built from 1956 Olympic bricks. I remember that each brick was stamped with the Olympic logo and date. I wonder why did they make these bricks and how did they decide where to use them?
Now it’s a rough,disgusting area of Melbourne.
Enjoyed this video Philip, but as others have mentioned, you glossed over the post-Olympic decline of this area. One unfortunate fact was the close proximity of West Heidelberg to Pentridge Prison till its closure in 1997. This resulted in the wives and girlfriends of many prisoners moving there to make visits much easier. When their partners were released, they continued to live there and as a result, unemployment and crime climbed. In the 80s and 90s knew several people living in the area and their houses were routinely burgled. Not sure of the current situation but the Olympic Village Green shops do not look inviting at all.
Suprised the circular holes on many of the buildings in the village didn't get a mentioned. They're still visible on many of the houses today in the suburb.
4:41 did you say $95 billion? 😮🤯
Thanks for the clip. We had relatives that lived very close to what was the Olympic village back in the late 80's/early 90's and remember we'd always be a little uneasy driving through there at the time. I visited the mall a couple months ago, first time in over 20 years and it was absolutely dead. It used be a busy little place but from what some of the locals were telling me the Covid lockdowns resulted in a lot of the businesses shutting down for good.
Another fantastic video Philip. I grew up in the Ivanhoe/Heidelberg area and have always been aware of the Olympic Village being next door, but did not really appreciate it as being developed as a new suburb in Heidelberg West. Its great to see the memories of the village are still there for all to see. Looking forward to your next video!
Love your videos have you done one about German town in Thomaston?
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Uggg, the only Melbourne suburb that I used to lock my doors whenever I’d drive through it, which was as little as possible.
Nice video Phil… lets wait and see the epic mall video..
As a youth, I lived about 7 miles west & just off Bell St (a main thoroughfare West to East) & watched in awe as Olympic cyclists of many nations practised for Melbourne 1956 Olympics. After the Olympics significant relocation of 'difficult' and/or displaced and financially poor (e.g. Camp Pell) folk occurred – as you know. A Uni lecturer friend bought a brand new house in OV and moved in. When I questioned the wisdom of this, he indicated that was cheaper than rent and that he wasn't easily phased by the shenanigans of some of the residents. Over the years Olympic Village has had a 'dodgy' reputation which has very significantly calmed over the years.
Looking forward to the video on the mall. I have never been brave enough to go into it.
You’ve gotta pronounce The Mall like you’re saying Mel Gibson… “The Mel”. This is how it’s always been pronounced since it opened! Great video, looking forward to the next.
Philip mate. I love your sentiments, but not mentioning that the Olympic Village rapidly degenerated into Melbourne's most crime ridden, welfare dependent and dysfunctional community after the games is a bit of a cop out. Similarly, not mentioning its more recent notoriety as an ethnic ghetto with welfare dependency at close to 90% should not be elided from the discussion. There is a reason that all the shots of the shops we see in the video are shuttered and closed after all.
The Mall is by far the crapiest strip mall from my childhood, and it’s not improved since. Can’t wait for your video.
interesting video. I'm struck by how much the village looks like some suburbs here in Canberra. I suppose some of the ideas and designs were adopted during Canberra's high growth period of the 1970s.