Went down to the Abbotsford Convent for a guided historical tour today. Bit different from our usual trip down there for the weekend markets, bars, bands & cafes. Apparently the 7 hectare site operated as a secret Catholic society for over a hundred years, until the 70’s when developers bought it – with plans to convert the whole thing into a massive high-density apartment complex. The community went nuts & forced the government to buy it back. Now it’s a sprawling arts precinct (since 2004), including an open-air cinema, the occasional music festival, sculpture studios, performance spaces & so on.

Max & Marty, today at the Abbotsford Convent market.

Fires out.