12 April 2011

Downer Club gone

12 April 2011 | johnboy

Owen’s sent in this picture of what used to be the Downer Club, noting the sign is all that now remains.

I really miss the observatory. It used to make for a sensational date, dinner at one of Dickson’s fancier restaurants and then gaze into the secrets of the cosmos.

Any girl who didn’t melt at that was, well, not right for me.

But we’ve only got room in this town for poker machines and apartments these days (and not enough apartments at that).

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basketcase5:46 pm 12 Apr 11

Both the Dara and Downer clubs were less than 5 minutes walk for me in another day and age. Interesting days and times but we’ve all moved on.

That area is a bit of a hodge podge now, planning seems to have lost the plot for that bit of Dickson. Pity.

johnboy11:54 am 12 Apr 11

If it becomes troublesome to development plans I doubt heritage protection will save it from an accident of some sort.

p111:48 am 12 Apr 11

I hope someone has heritage listed that sign.

Lefty11:15 am 12 Apr 11

Ahhh…the memories 🙂

The soccer; the poker machines (when they only had the one handle – and you could only put 20c in,one at a time); the great raffles; the space invader machines; the observatory; taking the kids there for a great family night out….it was a great little club back in the day.

Sad to see it go…

XO_VSOP11:04 am 12 Apr 11

The discos from when i was 12 to 14 were memorable. it will be missed, really missed!

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