Footscray - The Lost World.

[merantau]

This being the "off season" I thought I'd start a thread to take, some of us at least, down memory lane.
Anyone have recollections of "Sam's Coffee Pot" on the corner of Geelong Rd and Roberts Rd?
Or "The Pasha" milk bar/take away in Leeds Street?
Hal Kennedy's Orama Ballroom?
Or Harry Hank's opposite Footscray Tech in Nicholson St.?Rumour had it that there was a knocking shop upstairs but I suspect it was just school boy talk.
Anyone remember Edward John's petrol station on Geelong Road. Apparently he'd invented a carby that returned 75 mpg but the petrol companies bought the patent from him and squashed it. He had the carby hanging up on his wall, or so the story goes. He sold every brand of petrol on the market. I've never been able to verify this story though - maybe an urban legend.
Latoof and Cahils skin stores in Dynon Road? White City greyhound track? It had its own railway station.
Tracey's Speedway in Maribrynong Road?
The Lonesome Road Folk Coffee Lounge in Ballarat Rd just near Rosamond Rd?

[The bulldog tragician]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

There is a great Facebook page called Western Suburbs Memories, which documents many of these things, Merantau.

https://www.facebook.com/Western-Suburbs-Memories-1402297953355187/

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

https://www.facebook.com/footscrayhistoricalsociety/photos/pb.288096448035045.-2207520000.1448589486./337444666433556/?type=3&theater

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

There is a great Facebook page called Western Suburbs Memories, which documents many of these things, Merantau.

https://www.facebook.com/Western-Sub...2297953355187/

Thanks so much Bulldogtrad, great memories and photos!

[F'scary]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

When were these landmarks around? I ask because I have lived in the district for nearly 15 years and I think none of them were around even back then.

[F'scary]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

But I do remember the bowling alley beside the station. Used to go there in the 80's and early 90's.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

http://robmanderson.blogspot.com.au/2005/06/mt-mistake.html

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

But I do remember the bowling alley beside the station. Used to go there in the 80's and early 90's.

Scary have a look at https://www.facebook.com/Western-Sub...2297953355187/ and the photos give a year.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

"When the Footscray Council agreed that football, as well as cricket, might be played on Western Reserve (now the Whitten Oval), "the energetic committee widened the ground, moved the pavilion from the pound end to its present position. During this process the pavilion became bogged in about the centre of the ground, and nearly all the available horses in Footscray, together with the majority of the population, were requisitioned to 'move it on'."

https://www.facebook.com/footscrayhistoricalsociety/photos/pb.288096448035045.-2207520000.1448589486./318868734957816/?type=3&theater

[Bornadog]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

"When the Footscray Council agreed that football, as well as cricket, might be played on Western Reserve (now the Whitten Oval), "the energetic committee widened the ground, moved the pavilion from the pound end to its present position. During this process the pavilion became bogged in about the centre of the ground, and nearly all the available horses in Footscray, together with the majority of the population, were requisitioned to 'move it on'."
https://www.facebook.com/footscrayhi...type=3&theater

Thank you for finding that.

[Bornadog]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

Anyone have recollections of "Sam's Coffee Pot" on the corner of Geelong Rd and Roberts Rd?

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

This being the "off season" I thought I'd start a thread to take, some of us at least, down memory lane.
Anyone have recollections of "Sam's Coffee Pot" on the corner of Geelong Rd and Roberts Rd?
Or "The Pasha" milk bar/take away in Leeds Street?
Hal Kennedy's Orama Ballroom?
Or Harry Hank's opposite Footscray Tech in Nicholson St.?Rumour had it that there was a knocking shop upstairs but I suspect it was just school boy talk.
Anyone remember Edward John's petrol station on Geelong Road. Apparently he'd invented a carby that returned 75 mpg but the petrol companies bought the patent from him and squashed it. He had the carby hanging up on his wall, or so the story goes. He sold every brand of petrol on the market. I've never been able to verify this story though - maybe an urban legend.
Latoof and Cahils skin stores in Dynon Road? White City greyhound track? It had its own railway station.
Tracey's Speedway in Maribrynong Road?
The Lonesome Road Folk Coffee Lounge in Ballarat Rd just near Rosamond Rd?

White City stadium was originally named Coursing stadium and was located near the Tottenham railway station on land now occupied by Olex Cables. It operated from 1927 before closing in 1955.
Tracey's speedway was great Saturday nights out for our family.I recall being at Hyde Street school with a Gordon Hanks and Jarred Hanks has been involved at the WBFC for a number of years in its Events department. Your thread brings back many happy memories.

[I'm Not Bitter Anymore!]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

There is also a Facebook page called Lost Footscray which is very good

[Bornadog]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

White City stadium was originally named Coursing stadium and was located near the Tottenham railway station on land now occupied by Olex Cables. It operated from 1927 before closing in 1955.
Tracey's speedway was great Saturday nights out for our family.I recall being at Hyde Street school with a Gordon Hanks and Jarred Hanks has been involved at the WBFC for a number of years in its Events department. Your thread brings back many happy memories.

[Twodogs]

Re: Footscray - The Lost World.

I'm a kid walking to school. Went past it everyday.

Along Roberts st past the chemist, the butchers, Vesna hairdressers, Roccos Deli, The fruit shop, the ANZ bank, turn right at Sam's corner into Somerville rd and down to Kingsville.