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Trams & the Hunter Street Mall - Emily Mahoney, Len & Stella Smith - 11 August 1988
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SummaryInterview by Linda Murray in 1988 with Emily Mahoney, Len and Stella Smith about trams and the Hunter Street Mall, Newcastle.
Before the construction of the Hunter Street Mall, Hunter Street was known as a 'shopping mall'.
From early 1900 until 1928, Newcastle was known throughout the region for its Friday Night Shopping. The main street was closed to traffic and only pedestrians and shoppers were allowed to use the mall. On late shopping nights the mall was open until 10.30 pm. There were stalls, chocolate wheels, and many seats along the roadway so that shoppers could sit to watch the bands and orchestras that would play. Friday nights in the shopping mall were always associated with a happy carnival atmosphere.
With the advent of electric trams the shopping mall ended. People without their own form of transport could go elsewhere to shop. As Newcastle grew so did the demand for more office space and gradually the residential areas around Hunter Street disappeared.
The interviewees, all residents of Newcastle reflect on the changing modes of transport and how this impacted on retail districts.
SubjectRetailMarketsHunter Street MallTransportTramsNewcastle (N.S.W.)PersonMurray, LindaSmith, StellaSmith, LenMahoney, EmilyInterview logPlaceNewcastle, NSWDate Created11th August 1988Location[1] IdentifierA7465(iv)_Mahoney & Smith A.
Before the construction of the Hunter Street Mall, Hunter Street was known as a 'shopping mall'.
From early 1900 until 1928, Newcastle was known throughout the region for its Friday Night Shopping. The main street was closed to traffic and only pedestrians and shoppers were allowed to use the mall. On late shopping nights the mall was open until 10.30 pm. There were stalls, chocolate wheels, and many seats along the roadway so that shoppers could sit to watch the bands and orchestras that would play. Friday nights in the shopping mall were always associated with a happy carnival atmosphere.
With the advent of electric trams the shopping mall ended. People without their own form of transport could go elsewhere to shop. As Newcastle grew so did the demand for more office space and gradually the residential areas around Hunter Street disappeared.
The interviewees, all residents of Newcastle reflect on the changing modes of transport and how this impacted on retail districts.
SubjectRetailMarketsHunter Street MallTransportTramsNewcastle (N.S.W.)PersonMurray, LindaSmith, StellaSmith, LenMahoney, EmilyInterview logPlaceNewcastle, NSWDate Created11th August 1988Location[1] IdentifierA7465(iv)_Mahoney & Smith A.loading google map....
Trams & the Hunter Street Mall - Emily Mahoney, Len & Stella Smith - 11 August 1988, [A7465(iv)_Mahoney & Smith A.]. Living Histories, accessed 10/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/75558