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Kaleidoscope - A Night on the Town

1985 27m Television
  • Documentary
  • NZ History
  • Arts/Culture

Visit the bustling streets and night-time spots of 1985 Auckland, and encounter the likes of Judith Baragwanath and Dick Frizzell. DeBrett’s, Celebrity Bar and the Ponsonby Club Hotel feature, with Dirty Dick’s and the Colonial Arms Restaurant’s Tripe & Onion club showcasing 1980s gastronomy. More left-of-centre destinations include Performance Cafe, The Last and First Cafe, and Hollywood Cinema’s weekly screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lost Auckland icons Alfie’s, Burgundy’s and the Pink Pussycat also feature before this segment ends, like so many nights, at The White Lady takeaway.