Late night shopping

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.