Comments on: Some Bondi History

By: Stuart Fox

Stuart Fox — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:41:03 +0000

Alan Safron died in LA last year – He wrote a couple of books about his father and was angry about being disinherited by his colourful businessman father, Abe – when Abe was younger he lived in Lamrock Ave, Bondi Beach.

By: bondimermaid

bondimermaid — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 01:59:01 +0000

thanks for visiting the site again Stuart. So much has changed in Sydney re those nightclub days!

By: Stuart Fox

Stuart Fox — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 21:45:43 +0000

YES – I remember the Spring St Skating Rink – I played Ice Hockey there – I was told that it was a bakery at one time. Some schools also played there.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 21:41:26 +0000

The Creol was run by Alan Saffron – son of the famous and late Abe Saffron – Allan later had another place called The Tunnel in Oxford St, near College St and Wentworth St City – Alan now lives in the US

By: bondimermaid

bondimermaid — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 13:31:41 +0000

Thanks again Philip, for sharing this additional history about Bondi Junction.
It’s great discovering all this stuff about Bondi…am glad that people’s memories, such as yours, are still ripe for the picking!
bondimermaid 🙂

By: bondimermaid

bondimermaid — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 13:24:57 +0000

Wow Philip!
This is great that you found this site and this post and could help solve this mystery of the milk bar!
Interesting that you mention that this milk bar was opposite the Pals milk bar on the other side, but we still don’t know the name of this milk bar.
Still, a big step towards solving this mystery.
My opinion, from seeing the image of the beach in the background was that it looked like it was located somewhere around the corner of Roscoe St & Campbell Parade? But you suggest Glenayr Ave, which is much further back from the beach…unless of course, that shot was tricked – just like earlier in the video when we see the bike travelling on Edgecliff Rd.
I just looked up Laurel Lea and read about the how her parents owned a travelling rock tent show. I can also imagine bikies were hanging out in Bondi in those days at the milk bar.
Thanks very much for contributing to Bondi Banter
bondimermaid 🙂

By: philip mortimer

philip mortimer — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 02:57:31 +0000

Spot on ,the site was also the ” Canada Dry “soft drink factory This american company set up to rival Coca Cola lasted a few year and went bust,

By: philip mortimer

philip mortimer — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 05:05:12 +0000

just to add to my reply Re milk bar ,glenayr ave? you will notice what appears to be a lane way where a bike is parked, this lane way ran alonside the Kings theartre and alon the lane was the emergecy exit for Kings, at time we could sneek into the pictures just as the lights dimmed, Getting back to Laurel Lee the girl singer {bandstand} her real name was Lorraine, her parents were carnival/circus people,yes bikies later started to meet there, resulting into qiute a big brawl with a few locals, Local ONE BIkies None,about that time the milk bar changed hands, great memories phil

By: philip mortimer

philip mortimer — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 03:40:46 +0000

this milk bar was just along side the Kings theatre,owned by the parents of Laurel Lee the girl singer about 1959/60 ,not to be confused with Vallis milk bar on campbell parade,this small milk bar was opposite Pals milkbar on opposite corner, phil

By: bondimermaid

bondimermaid — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 04:16:21 +0000

Hi Dennis
Thanks for adding your comments here.
I was too young to remember the ice-skating rink at Bondi Junction, but I believe it might have been located where the old Cinesound Studio was, which is now where Spotlight is, in Ebley Street.
I may be wrong and somebody may be able to confirm this or correct it, but I’m sure I’d read that somewhere.
Thanks for your positive feedback re this blog. I’m glad you like it and it always gives me great pleasure when people like you decide to drop by and share your memories and thoughts about the old Bondi – a different place to the one we now know.
bondimermaid 🙂