Farmers Rooftop Playground Christchurch

Hay s roof closed in 1987 though the roof remained open as a playground for children until the demolition of the building.

Farmers rooftop playground christchurch.

Thanks to grant ford for the pic. Jun 24 2012 children enjoy themselves in the rooftop playground at auckland s farmers trading company store in 1929. Many department stores held christmas events aimed at children but farmers was the first in new zealand to provide them with an all year round attraction. It is quite different from the american examples which is re.

The store s rooftop playground included trick mirrors slides a miniature train a merry go round and holiday. Jan 6 2017 clearly i need to stop this and get back to science but just one more the rooftop playground of the auckland new zealand farmers trading company store in 1929. Hays was one of the iconic christchurch department stores it stood in gloucester street where farmers has stood for years. The old farmers building brings back a lot of memories.

Acquired most of its stores. Hay s ltd later became haywrights and then farmers in 1987 and hay s roof as such closed though the roof remained open as a playground for children until the demolition of the old building ten years later. By the late 1970 s farmers trading co. On this rooftop was a small scale amusement park with miniature train and merry go round and holiday activites rubbish bins made of fibreglass in the shape of animals.

Dear yendor64 thank you for your positive review and strong rating of heritage auckland after your stay earlier this month. The loved rooftop playground of farmers department store auckland central. Farmer s was the first store in new zealand to provide a rooftop play space for its customers. The heritage of james hay james hay was the father of city councillor and later mayor sir hamish hay.