This picture of Woden Shopping Centre in 1975 has been stirring memories for me
That orange hue was the lighting for late night shopping, since the skylight looked brighter during the day.
Around
the time this photograph was taken I would be led around this location
as a small child. In fact my parents had a little harness that I wore to
stop me from running away.
I don't remember
Tandy in that spot, as it had moved by the time I started shopping for
electronics, but next door to that shop in this photo there was a place
called Hansel and Gretel.
It was while walking
past there that I first smelled coffee. A path was seared into my
neurons and I distinctly remember asking my mother what the shop sold.
Mum
doesn't drink much coffee and seemed disdainful in her answer, which
didn't make sense to me at the time anyway as I was sure the smell was
chocolate.
