UNNING YOUR EYE ALONG Leederville’s bubbly cafe strip gives little indication of the layers of history beneath the market umbrellas and al fresco seating. Tall eucalypts wrapped in fairy lights line the centre of Oxford Street – a jovial nod to its fun-loving atmosphere – while independent stores with characterful shop windows and parklets (car parking spaces transformed into upcycled cafe seating) embrace its sides. Street art splashes across building walls: a barracuda mural envelops Kailis Bros Fish Market; a girl’s hot pink mane sweeps down the length of the brick wall outside Bunn Mee cafe; and giant hikers trek alongside
