Farmers Rooftop Playground

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.

Farmers rooftop playground.

In 1909 robert laidlaw spent his life savings all of 240 on starting a mail order business called laidlaw leeds. 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 read the rest. Below is a portrait of james hay and a view of one of its many divisions on the colombo and armagh streets block.

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. Many will remember the farmers trading company building on hobson street in auckland for its rooftop tea rooms and playground but the story has modest beginnings. Hay s subsequently became haywrights in 1968 and then farmers in 1987. Farmer s was the first store in new zealand to provide a rooftop play space for its customers.

The old building was demolished in 1997 but the new farmers department store is but a fraction of the size of its famous predecessor. Dec 5 2017 hay s the friendly store where everything is different. Nostalgia s a funny. Rooftop farmers provide for others during pandemic.

Hays was one of the iconic christchurch department stores it stood in gloucester street where farmers has stood for years. Here in the grand tearoom we would indulge in scones with jam and cream itching all the while to scramble down from the table and head across to the rooftop playground. The loved rooftop playground of farmers department store auckland central. It is quite different from the american examples which is read the rest.

Thanks to grant ford for the pic. 1938 another first when farmers introduced free electric trolley buses in auckland for the free shuttle service from the farmers building in hobson street to queen. Farmer s was the first store in new zealand to provide a rooftop play space for its customers.