You know you're nearing 50 in Adelaide, when you remember...

[Psyber]

If you are really old you remember being taken as a pre-schooler to see the remains of Moores in Victoria Square after their big fire.
http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1287

Charles Moore's: March 1948

The headlines tell the story: 'Big city store destroyed by fire. Moore's burnt to shell in 3 hours. Damage estimated at ?500,000'.

The fire started in the space between the roof and second-floor ceiling. The shop was protected by sprinklers, but they all pointed down into the shop, leaving the roof space unprotected and the wooden structural timber burned fiercely. The fire started at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 2 March. The location - facing Victoria Square - provided a vantage point for crowds, and it was estimated that the crowd numbered up to 20,000 people.

The shop occupied about an acre. After the fire it was determined that the ground floor was 'perfect' and once the building could be reopened it could start to trade. While reconstruction took place Moores transferred staff to their branches in Kapunda, Perth and Melbourne.

The salvage sale brought big crowds. John Martins hosted the sale. Some of the items make interesting reading - for example 2,000 pairs of women's and children's socks were described as '(damp) 3 pairs for 4/-'.

[heater31]

Gawd, you know you're nearing 40 if you can remember Lloyds!

My dad worked for them at Port Adelaide and Norwood

[JK]

Gawd, you know you're nearing 40 if you can remember Lloyds!

Who did Lloyds take over before Bunnings took Lloyds over?
I can recall the old Mile End store being something else before it was Lloyds

Was Banner involved somewhere along the line?

Reckon they took over the Lloyds at West Lakes didn't they .. Or was it Allenby Gardens?

[dedja]

the last Bays premiership ...

[JK]

the last Bays premiership ...

You've been alive to see %75 of your clubs premierships, lucky sod!!

[Footy Chick]

and most of your losing ones too

[dedja]

True, all but 2 GFs ...

[GWW]

I like the direction this thread is heading in. Can we talk a bit about the 81, 88, 90 and 92 grand finals?

[dedja]

You forgot '77

Then there was '34 ...

[GWW]

Yeah, don't really remember 77, so didn't mention that.

[JK]

Anyone use to watch the Steve Vizard show?

[dedja]

Yeah ... funny how it was a blatant rip-off of David Letterman and most people didn't realise

Graham Kennedy's Coast to Coast was a must see at the time.

[Jim05]

Rowley Park, many great memories of that place, loved going there as a kid

[GWW]

Anyone use to watch the Steve Vizard show?

Yeah didn't mind that. Although preferred the other show he was on Fast Forward.

Was interesting to notice a couple of years after that his talk show was a direct rip off of Letterman.

[RJM]

Gawd, you know you're nearing 40 if you can remember Lloyds!

Closing in on 41 to be exact.

Two memories involving Lloyd's. I've been told I took a leak in a display toilet in the Marion store as a 2 or 3 year old. I'm sure I wasn't the only one to do that. There used to be a Lloyd's on south road at St Marys where the BP is now. Mainly timber and building supplies from memory. I knocked off work at Timezone Melrose Park one night and drove past on the way home just in time to see the fireys putting out the fire that destroyed Lloyd's St Marys.

[gadj1976]

Rowley Park, many great memories of that place, loved going there as a kid

... and getting covered in mud if you were too close to the bend!

My dad used to take me there. No idea where it was, I just remember it was dark and obviously muddy!

[gadj1976]

Anyone use to watch the Steve Vizard show?

Yes, but Coast to Coast was MUCH better.

[heater31]

Rowley Park, many great memories of that place, loved going there as a kid

... and getting covered in mud if you were too close to the bend!

My dad used to take me there. No idea where it was, I just remember it was dark and obviously muddy!

Torrens Rd Brompton. A former brick pit that was owned the the SA soccer Federation who wanted to use it as a home base but couldn't get any grass to grow. So the leased it and Rowley Park Speedway was born.

I think once it closed and sold for housing the streets were named after drivers who lost their lives at the speedway??

[gadj1976]

Rowley Park, many great memories of that place, loved going there as a kid

... and getting covered in mud if you were too close to the bend!

My dad used to take me there. No idea where it was, I just remember it was dark and obviously muddy!

Torrens Rd Brompton. A former brick pit that was owned the the SA soccer Federation who wanted to use it as a home base but couldn't get any grass to grow. So the leased it and Rowley Park Speedway was born.

I think once it closed and sold for housing the streets were named after drivers who lost their lives at the speedway??

Really? I never knew. Wow.... I reckon I must've been only 6-9 when I went there because I can hardly remember it. Fascinating what you learn hey! Imagine having a race track in Brompton nowadays?!?!?!?!?!

[Jim05]

Rowley Park, many great memories of that place, loved going there as a kid

... and getting covered in mud if you were too close to the bend!

My dad used to take me there. No idea where it was, I just remember it was dark and obviously muddy!

Torrens Rd Brompton. A former brick pit that was owned the the SA soccer Federation who wanted to use it as a home base but couldn't get any grass to grow. So the leased it and Rowley Park Speedway was born.

I think once it closed and sold for housing the streets were named after drivers who lost their lives at the speedway??

My old man was involved in the speedway and once told me there was a plaque on the site in dedication to Rowley Park. Have never been able to locate this plaque so cant confirm it exists