Old David Jones & John Martins photos?

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Old David Jones & John Martins photos?

#1 Post by arki » Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:33 am

Does anyone have or know of a place where I can find pictures of the interior of both the old david jones building and the old john martins building? I have heard that both were quite a step up of what is currently on offer in Adelaide but I was not around back then to be able to compare for myself what we may have missed out on. I understand that the old David Jones building is still standing and the new David Jones was built on the former John Martins site or is it the other way around?

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#2 Post by kjc88 » Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:18 am

These photos are not of adelaide's old david jones but show what
it looked like, i do have some of john martins somewhere.
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Re: Old David Jones & John Martins photos?

#3 Post by Maximus » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:27 pm

Arki, I'm surprised there wasn't more response to your post, although I only just noticed it myself.

Yes, the old David Jones building is still standing -- renamed as 'Rundle Mall Plaza', containing JB Hifi in the basement, Spotlight on the 2nd floor, etc, etc. And, yes, the new David Jones was built where John Martins previously stood. John Martins closed in 1998 (early 1999?) and was demolished shortly thereafter. It was a 'mid-range' department store -- kind of in the middle between Harris Scarfe and Myer/David Jones.

The ground floor of the old David Jones was certainly quite a spectacle, as the photos from kjc88 show. Lots of mirrors and marble everywhere. The ground floor of DJs in Canberra City is actually still like that, albeit on a smaller and less-grand scale. I wonder if it might be the same in other cities too, where the local DJs hasn't had a refurbishment for a while.

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#4 Post by kjc88 » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:36 pm

Here are some pictures i have of John martins
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#5 Post by kjc88 » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:39 pm

And here are a few more
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#6 Post by avenger1988 » Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:33 am

seeing photos of John Martin's makes me sad... are there any photos of the old lifts?

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#7 Post by kjc88 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:19 pm

Hi avenger1988 johhnies was a sad lost ,I will dig around and see if i can find some pictures of the lifts
and other places in the store to post.

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#8 Post by iTouch » Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:51 pm

John Martins was probably one of the greatest losses in South Australia.
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#9 Post by avenger1988 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:50 pm

That would be greatly appreciated.

in 1995 and 1998 - my parents wrote to John Martins due to my fascination of the elevators - to my delight (i was only 10) they wrote back asking if i would like to spend a day in the lifts with the ladies. It was probably the best day of my life!

I do have a photo also.

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#10 Post by Mants » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:19 am

does anybody have pictures of the toy department? it was like being in heaven as a child

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#11 Post by kjc88 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:46 pm

Here are some more pictures of johnnies,
I am still looking for pictures of the lifts
and the toy department
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#12 Post by kjc88 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:50 pm

More pictures
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#13 Post by kjc88 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:51 pm

And here is one more picture
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#14 Post by kjc88 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:27 pm

Here is the North terrace frontage just before it closure in 1998
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#15 Post by avenger1988 » Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:38 pm

this is splendid of you to upload these - it's great to see the store.

BUT after working in a department store - that table setting made me laugh! Awful!

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