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Re: Old Adelaide

Postby Dissident » Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:45 pm

BP Service Station in Surrey Downs (behind where the Golden Grove Tavern is at the Surrey Downs Shops)

This is in 1981

This is only 2 minutes from where I grew up - distinctly remember going there and begging to be able to buy a smurf.

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Re: Old Adelaide

Postby wristwatcher » Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:22 pm

I had the whole collection. It was Smurftastic!
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Re: Old Adelaide

Postby Footy Chick » Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:29 pm

Ive still got a heap of mine....

Smurf ice creams...Mmmmmmmmm
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Re: Old Adelaide

Postby Magellan » Sun Dec 27, 2015 3:48 am

Dissident wrote:BP Service Station in Surrey Downs (behind where the Golden Grove Tavern is at the Surrey Downs Shops)

This is in 1981

This is only 2 minutes from where I grew up - distinctly remember going there and begging to be able to buy a smurf.

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surrydowns.bpstation3.jpg

Great pix. Despite being only 8 at the time I can remember parts of 1981 well, and quite fondly. Definitely a much simpler time.

I like the following:

    The guy in the second photo, second from left - great tie (width and pattern). They don't make 'em like that nowadays;

    The lady in the first pic who looks like she won the 1981 Miss BP Pageant;

    The old BP logo;

    The fact that the two smurfs are taller than some of the people;

    The use of Dixieland Jazz to ring in the opening of a new servo. I hope it was BP's own traveling minstrels in the first pic.
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Re: Old Adelaide

Postby Magellan » Sun Dec 27, 2015 3:58 am

A couple of seventies throwbacks:



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Re: Old Adelaide

Postby Dogwatcher » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:55 am

Magellan wrote:Speaking of the old Foy's building, I think it was initially a fancy hotel before it became a department store.

Here's a couple of pics of it in its former glory...



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I'm pretty certain that is where Mark Twain stayed when he visited
Adelaide. It's hard to believe that someone of his pre-eminence would come to Adelaide in those times - especially given the travel required to do so.
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Re: Old Adelaide

Postby Magellan » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:11 am

Do you know why and when Twain visited Adelaide, DW?
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Re: Old Adelaide

Postby Dogwatcher » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:17 am

All I know is he visited Australia and did a lecture tour and then wrote a book about his travels.
I feel like I should look that book up now.
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Re: Old Adelaide

Postby Magellan » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:22 am

Dogwatcher wrote:All I know is he visited Australia and did a lecture tour and then wrote a book about his travels.
I feel like I should look that book up now.

Would be an interesting read.
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