Launceston Mall 1975 - "A place for people"

This is from the archives of the state library - not yet uploaded by TAHO. I found this in an online catalogue fron LINC and paid to have it transferred onto a DVD,then I ripped it down to MPEG ( 150 meg ) This film is still copyrighted to LINC and TAHO - Im sure you will agree that this film belongs somewhere to be viewed by us and not locked away in an archive! ENJOY !

[@arsenaldailytransfernews]

Who else is watching after Birchalls has shut down! RIP Australias First, and best bookshop, you will be missed...

[@80smusicfan90]

Man that shope was amazing I loved going there as a kid. Annoyed that it was shut down

[@anorton17]

Launceston looked cooler back then than it does now...

[@betula2137]

Something about Americanisation

[@naomiwivell7075]

Loved playing on those alphabet blocks as a kid!

[@chloedog47]

Yeah I played on them as a kid in the early eighties.

[@lesleydee1752]

This is so wonderful to see. I can remember the Mall being constructed. I loved this era in Launceston ... had the time of my life :-).

[@leonkernan]

And they did all that with people walking around, no huge barriers or high-viz. Yet somehow everyone survived.

[@Robochop-vz3qm]

All Nancys now

[@scottclark1634]

So vibrant back then, its completely dead now its really sad.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Well there is a little thing going on right now called a global pandemic. Parramatta in Sydney is also a ghost town at the moment.

[@betula2137]

Since then, the increasing growth of car-dependence and Euclidean zoning has limited vibrance

[@80smusicfan90]

No technology in people's hands! So greatful to see this! People were genuine and honest back then compared to today.

[@jollytas]

Thank you for the upload. It is great to see how it used to be. It's a shame how it has become today.

[@nickdishonefive]

Launceston CBD was busier back in 1975 than it is today.

[@homebrandrules]

Yes it was nick. See you at the library.
Alan.

[@AdamCollings]

Brilliant. Love this window into the past.

[@em1ly_r0se13]

I live here and r.i.p Birchalls
😭

[@bcgibson22]

😭😭😭😭😭😭!!!!!!!

[@MrJm1945]

Good to see my brother Greg Cooper and his friend Shawn (Armstrong) part of the onlookers.

[@vman7321]

I was 2 in 1975 and so glad I grew up in Lonny

[@betula2137]

The first in Australia. Launnie's always been an innovator, but it's slowed in recent decades

[@johnappleseed5742]

Wow over 100,000 people in 1975. Today it's 106,000, no change!

[@yoyobah1862]

So weird not seeing hi-vis and people just wandering through the site.

[@Phantom-hy2ix]

Sad it is that it closed permanently. Launceston needs another shop like it.

[@Rellegen]

This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing! :D

[@mobileheadsup]

Hi TasSpyder - just shared this on Heads Up Launceston - on Facebook - many thanks, LOVE IT!

[@archangel_josh]

I was born in 1983 and raised in Launceston - I remember those play blocks being there as a kid and they were always gross and sticky from drinks and cigarette butts/litter were always inside them. Ah memories....haha.

[@Tasmaniangeographic]

Oh, this is brilliant!

[@hebneh]

Downtown malls were built in many American cities from the 1950s to the '70s. They started out just like this, seemingly filled with promise, and gradually the downtowns deteriorated regardless. Reading the other comments suggests that happened here too.

[@Runningrampage25]

Amazing video!

[@yggdrasil9039]

This idea only works if you also have medium to medium-high density housing close by, so that you don't need to build endless car parks. It also means you have customers and population density adjacent the mall right on-site. This and the park is one of the best places in Lonny, but the population is still too sparse to make it thrive.

[@betula2137]

Launceston thrived in the late 1800's.

[@Akaroa_Pilot]

Thanks Cathryn, I will check the page out :)

[@griefweed4254]

If i had 1 wish it would be to own every car in this vid

[@MartinChungHNIC]

Luv the funky bleepy music.

[@fredfungalspore]

Love those 70s women's cork sole shoes
They were very cool at least you would never drown...

[@shellhonkytonk3140]

Anyone remember Venture?.

[@ghostrider9978]

Yeah,we had one in Devonport 😀

[@mariareed5238]

I think there was also one in Burnie -

[@paulcooper5748]

I love the 70s.

[@aemmonia1150]

“eventually the entire city centre will be a series of malls and semi malls”
50 years later and thats still the only mall

[@chloedog47]

Umm Quadrent Mall, Centerway Arcade, Civic Square, Yorktown Square, am I missing something 🤔

[@Frossti]

I live here

[@FancyPantsLand]

cool bro

[@nmcproductions5037]

No one fucking asked

[@homebrandrules]

You live in the mall? Where? I,ll bring you some tucker !

[@ReubenGamerz34]

Birchalles is gone :(

[@bcgibson22]

Birchalls 😢😭😭😭😭😭!!!!!!!!

[@not-pc6937]

I have Sammy the seal who used to be outside birchalls for many years !! I often look at him and think of The thousands of kids that had a ride laughing and enjoying themselves

[@Akaroa_Pilot]

Not sure if this was the first mall ?

[@_Chris_D_3004]

0 bogans in the mall

[@giggabyt78]

god there is coles

[@shellhonkytonk3140]

It was Coles Fosseys, it was a good store, better than today's Coles, things were cheap in there.

[@giggabyt78]

@@shellhonkytonk3140 i know went in there alot

[@grantreid8583]

@@shellhonkytonk3140 I think it was called coles variety and became coles fossey later on there was also a coles cafeteria upstairs accesed by a staircase in the corner.

[@chloedog47]

Ate many a small cup of chips with sauce and frog in a pond in that cafeteria as a child☺️

[@no1dagboy]

Not a fluro work vest to be seen

[@samshepherd26]

Bogan central

[@JP-qn4uo]

Not fat slobs!

[@tasmanndog]

The CBD is dying .

[@chillpill4936]

it's full of zombies.

[@gekneowee7259]

tasmania

[@yggdrasil9039]

@@daneberryman 😄