How great that they save El Roco, never went there but do remember hearing of it.

And best of all, Darki, they found it completely intact....the way it was at the end of the last gig there.  They just pimped it up.  I think I recognised the webs in some of the recesses. LOL. The international stars who were in town for a show at the Stadium always showed up in the early hours of the morning at the El Roco, and gave the small audience a free treat.

There was always a funny smoke smell there......I was very naive and didn't know what it was.  It still only holds about 50 or so people.

Anyone remember Rosalie Norton?  The last time I saw her she was sitting on a gutter talking to her alter ego.  She was the official witch of the Cross.

Oh, and the wonderful Bea Miles.....no characters like her around anymore.

Yes, Sydney has changed a lot. It used to be a gentle city...... quite bohemian, .not any more.

mtnlane I think we may have come across one another at some time, so many similar stamping grounds.  Paul Reader had his original ski shop upstairs in Rowe Street. His wife, Michelle Dekevere was my BFF.

Havent been in here since the thread started How you old fuddy duddies going? :-x 😛

Fuddy duddies my eye and Mary Martin you norti little girl :^O

You watch your step or we will..... um... er....... has anyone any ideas?

... hit you with our brollies :^O

How great that they save El Roco, never went there but do remember hearing of it. And best of all, Darki, they found it completely intact....the way it was at the end of the last gig there.  They just pimped it up.  I think I recognised the webs in some of the recesses. LOL. The international stars who were in town for a show at the Stadium always showed up in the early hours of the morning at the El Roco, and gave the small audience a free treat. There was always a funny smoke smell there......I was very naive and didn't know what it was.  It still only holds about 50 or so people. Anyone remember Rosalie Norton?  The last time I saw her she was sitting on a gutter talking to her alter ego.  She was the official witch of the Cross. Oh, and the wonderful Bea Miles.....no characters like her around anymore. Yes, Sydney has changed a lot. It used to be a gentle city...... quite bohemian, .not any more.

What a find!  to open it up expecting nothing much and finding it all intact... Gosh I wish I'd been there.

My aunt went to school with Rosali Norton, she  was always a bit OTT...

Oh never ever go the pictures if old B was there, especially it is was a murder story like 'Dial M for Murder"  she would also call out the killer half way through and ruin it for everyone.. some people even shouted at her "Shut Up B!"

And the man who wrote 'Eternity' everywhere on street corners?

And who remembers when the lines in the road were yellow and not white?

No Sydney isn't the same is it, even if I haven't seen it for 15 years, it had changed even then, I don't think I would want to see it now 😞

Hobart is a bit like Sydney used to be, but smaller...

Who remembers that when you went out to, or came from Mascot the tanneries nearby?

The stench of them... what a way to welcome visitors :^O

😮 Darkie :^O :-x

I like reading this thread and watching the posts about how things have changed

Yep Dilly you young thang!

You wont remember relighting the wick on the

old kero TV--mongrel job on a windy night-lol.

Richo.

well I was going to say some thing on this thread the other night but I forgot where it was and now I have found it I can't rember what it was I was going to say. 😞

Got nothing to do with getting old though. 🙂

Yes Darki, I remember the smell of the tanneries on the road from the airport to the CBD......nice welcome for international visitors.

And the free sample bags at the Easter Show.  Full of good sample products from the major AUSTRALIAN  food  manufacturers.

And the double decker buses.  When they were packed and couldn't make it up a steep hill the men had to get off and walk up the hill, where the bus waited for them.    And  men automatically  gave up their seat to a girl or a woman.  And no child was expected to sit while there was an adult standing. 

I remember the public transport 'rules'....we were drilled at school that we must always give our seats to an adult, male or female.

Speaking of Rowe Street....nice coffee...think I had my first cup there.  Rosalie Norton was a character and Bea Miles too..remember getting a bus, that she 'comandeered' the driver, refusing to pay (as always) and quoted Shakespeare instead!:^O Was very entertaining....apparently she was very well off, and her family would round her up, give her a bath and some clean clothes every week, and turn her loose again.

Does anyone remember "Bumper" Farrel? The cop who was well known at Kings Cross, and who regularly raided the Ladies of the Night houses....Chapel Street (Lane)??

We used to go out in groups for coffee at the Cross and then we would all drive up Chapel Street for a gawk, then drive down through the city and park all in a row one behind the other (MGB'S) in ............ that was before they closed it off to motor traffic.   Can't for the life of me remember the name of that huge area in between George and Pitt etc. where the war memorial is and where they hold the dawn services?  Help!  bluddy  memory.;\