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Surrounded as it was by a large number of factories and industrial sites in the adjoining suburbs, Fitzroy was ideally suited to working men's housing, and from the 1860s to the 1880s, Fitzroy's working class population rose dramatically. The area's former mansions became boarding houses and slums, and the heightened poverty of the area prompted the establishment of several charitable, religious and philanthropic organisations in the area over the next few decades. A notable local entrepreneur was [[Macpherson Robertson]], whose confectionery factories engulfed several blocks and stand as heritage landmarks today.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
The [[Fitzroy Gasworks]] was erected on Reilly Street (now Alexandra Parade) in 1861, dominating the suburb, with the Gasometer Hotel located opposite.<ref name="Circle">R Proudley. ''[[Circle of Influence: A History of the Gas Industry in Victoria]]'', Hargreen/Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria, Melbourne, 1987. p. 40-49.</ref>
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The tiny suburb of Fitzroy has many [[Coffeehouse|cafés]]. Only one of the original three cafés is still standing – Marios. Bakers relocated north, and closed in 2007, while The Black Cat has transformed itself into a bar, but still retains its onstreet garden. In fact Silas is the oldest café, located between King William and Moore Streets, on the west side.
With the advance of gentrification, a variety of cafés in different styles have opened up and down Brunswick Street, on Smith Street, parts of Gertrude Street and in some of the back streets, in former [[milk bar]]s and warehouse sites.<ref>{{citation|url= http://www.howitravel.co/the-15-coolest-neighborhoods-in-the-world-in-2016/ |title=The 15 Coolest Neighborhoods in the World in 2016 |access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fitzroy {{!}} Places to visit in Melbourne |url=https://zebrahood.com/neighbourhood/fitzroy |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Zebrahood |language=en}}</ref>
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