tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post1378065676419467122..comments2024-03-24T14:31:06.532+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Parking for bargainsTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-19326001119129612282018-01-26T19:03:25.306+13:002018-01-26T19:03:25.306+13:00I well rememberthe outdoor movies and the American...I well rememberthe outdoor movies and the American style burger bar on top of the vsrpsrkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-14374537125480451102012-07-29T23:51:01.521+12:002012-07-29T23:51:01.521+12:00I remember the 'skywalk' being thrilling w...I remember the 'skywalk' being thrilling when I was little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-75900219946418388252012-07-08T15:47:41.998+12:002012-07-08T15:47:41.998+12:00Escalators! Mum wouldn't go near them, for fea...Escalators! Mum wouldn't go near them, for fear of getting caught up and being bodily injured (a phobia from her days as a kiddy in Britain). I had to train myself to use escaltors once I was an adult. But yes -- Farmers installed escalators in 1954, originally planned for just three floors, then extended to serve every floor. At the special event for the switching-on, 850 people arrived to Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-21082557745321967392012-07-08T11:16:30.644+12:002012-07-08T11:16:30.644+12:00I was a small kid when the carpark opened, but I s...I was a small kid when the carpark opened, but I still remember the stir it caused, maybe even more than Farmers' other great 1950s innovation, the first escalator in Auckland! My parents used the carpark quite often and, despite the "standing room only" fullness depicted in your postcards, I remember it was often quite empty during the day. It did brisk business on Friday nights, Phil Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854510176299290565noreply@blogger.com