redden whites wrote:Spargo wrote:FlyingHigh wrote:The Buttery restaurant at the top of Myers in the CBD, with the north-facing view and, IIRC, the old clattering lifts and a lift operator. Growing up in the hills, our one trip into the city each school holidays was an event, and if it was July or September, that feeling of vitality and anticipation in the air about the upcoming weekend of SANFL footy.
Not specifically SA:
Getting letters addressed to Master
Buying footy boots as a 10 or 12 year old and seeing the size 11, 12, 13's and thinking what sort of a violent game men's senior footy must be, stomping on each other with these huge clodhoppers.
Yes, yes & yes!
The buttery cafe was in Johnnies im pretty sure as was the clunky lifts
Yeah, you are right Redden, it was Johnnies, my mistake.
Call me what you like, I used to love it, the food courts in major shopping centres these days are horrid, noisy places