I will write in greater detail what little I know about these internal reserves in the Melbourne suburb of Montmorency in coming days. In the meantime, you can view this reserve on google maps here and observe these pictures of one of them - which has one unusual feature, that one of its entryways adjoins a small shopping centre. The naming of Olympic Avenue is of course a relic of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
A record of field trips and other explorations of a particular urban design element - the internal reserve - a 'pocket park' surrounded on all sides by residential housing but accessible by pedestrian pathways from the street. They are exclusive, secluded, sometimes neglected, sometimes celebrated, suburban spaces. This blog welcomes contributions: comments, images, memorabilia. Please email nicholsd@unimelb.edu.au
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Ohvitseride (Officer's) Park, Tartu, Estonia
You can find it here . I visited on 8 July 2026. Estonian wikipedia says: The park covers an area of 8,424 m² and formerly served as the ...










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