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Re: Fabulous LEGO store in Drummoyne, Sydney?
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Date: 
Fri, 9 Feb 2001 07:03:42 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat writes:
> Lego used to have their office and a major display/store at Drummoyne. Right
> next to the Iron Cove bridge by the bay.

Birkenhead Point was the place. It was once a tyre factory, set up when the
world was a place where smelly factories sat on riverfront properties.
It was developed into a shopping complex in the late seventies/early eighties.
It has been redesigned four or five times trying to find the right mix of
failing businesses. Recently they threw a giant apartment tower into the mix.
It was always a bit 'Darling Harbour without tourists'.

> It WAS a wonderful place to be, all sorts of Lego on display, on sale, and
> plenty of play areas to actually build with others. Apparently it was just
> too expensive to keep.

See above. Just don't mention the garbage tip story.

> So, In short, either:
> 
> Sorry: your rellies are right about the place, but wrong about the time.
> OR (and this would be the good answer.
> INTERESTING: !!!!!!!! I might go exploring tomorrow to find it.
> 
> Santosh
> (hmm something about fabled South American cities of Gold?)

Eldorado Fortress ?

pete.w



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  Re: Fabulous LEGO store in Drummoyne, Sydney?
 
(...) Ahh! so that's what Birkenhead Point was! I have a Fabuland keyring with it on the back... now I understand cheers sue ann (26 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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  Re: Fabulous LEGO store in Drummoyne, Sydney?
 
Lego used to have their office and a major display/store at Drummoyne. Right next to the Iron Cove bridge by the bay. However I'm a bit concerned they said it was only a year ago. I remember it closing down when I used to have to beg parents to buy (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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