Served Softly: Brookvale

Welcome to the latest instalment of bits of the Northern Beaches that aren't on the beach.

Brookvale

After an enjoyable time in nearby Fairlight, I had a couple of errands to run. Firstly, I had to do the week's groceries. Secondly, I had a dining out gift card with $1.75 left on it. Both of these errands led me to tick off an opportune suburb in Brookvale.

This side of Brookvale is largely full of low-density commercial and light industry, with things like tile shops,

door shops,

electrical infrastructure,

and a lost pigeon. Now, it's mean to make fun of someone who's lost a clearly beloved pet, but I do have to think that the likelihood of someone finding a pigeon in their backyard and thinking its a lost pet is particularly slim. Here's hoping I'm wrong.

Anyway, after converting my gift card into two soft serve cones for Mrs Completing Sydney & I,

I carried on through this bit of the suburb.

Here, I found a parking sign with a hat,

an interestingly designed warehouse,

and more of the sorts of businesses you find in industrial areas. A business park,

a smash repairer,

and a painter.

Hmm.

Other highlights include this distillery,

the best joinery sign ever,

and another business park,

this one with a brewery and bar tucked inside. Neat.

After exploring enough of industrial Brookvale,

I decided to poke my head into a single residential street before heading off.

On this single street, which I assume is a fair and accurate representation of how Brookvalians live, I found a number of large but modest looking homes.