Riding past the memorial as kids, there always seemed to be fresh flowers there, reminding us that this was recent history. The old timers of Spotty will tell you October 15 is seared into their memories, along with the screeching of sirens.
While the tragedy is never forgotten, the bridge not only dominates our line of vision, it also dominates how quickly we can leave Spotswood. The West Gate Tunnel has created an endless round of roadworks. On the positive, we no longer need to listen to traffic reports – just look out your window and if your normally quiet street is full of idling cars, trying to get in or out, up or down, then you’ll know.
Traffic is boring, but movie-making is not, and humble Spotty is something of an Australian movie mecca. Forget Dockywood – the execrable term recently coined by the premier’s social media team to describe Docklands’ movie studio – Spottywood is where, historically, it’s been at.
Spotswood is the 1991 movie which not only starred the great Sir Anthony Hopkins, the even greater Russell Crowe and the iconic Ben Mendelsohn, but was the debut film of underrated superstar Toni Collette. This means Hannibal Lecter, Rusty, Muriel and the lovely Ben all sauntered down these streets. There should be a Walk of Fame on Hudsons Road to commemorate this, but no, there’s nothing. Add to this that Oscar-winning short Harvie Krumpet and bits of Mad Max have Spotswood connections, and it’s even more perplexing that people don’t…
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