Wasn't it just a dairy?
No, it wasn't just a dairy. It was more than a dairy, and not just because of that tagline, but because of the awesome murals that adorned the walls. Unfortunately it never crossed my mind that one day they would be gone, so I didn't get photos. Fortunately another blogger took these as part of a building murals series...
The building had an iconic mural splashed across the front of the building. It features a mob of 1930's type Chicago mobsters, presumably to let potential robbers know they could "fuhgeddaboudit" and to the side a couple of old ladis having a good ole laugh.
The mural was well known around Christchurch. It was painted on the dairy back int he day when all their competitors could do was paint up their shop fronts in big tobacco livery. It was one of the first buildings to get featured on the fledgling CTV television back in the day. A dairy I grew up around, went to to spend my pocket money, made a grey neighbourhood colourful.
Now it's gone.
I hope they rebuild the dairy. I also hope that some kind of mural will go up in honour of this one which we have lost. Preferably, this one! A plain boring 'normal' dairy just wont do. This is Bronskis, it is more than a dairy.
The old ladies need to smile again.
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