March 18, 2016

Danger Den on Clyde Street

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October 25, 2016 - 11:10 am John Ryder

Flatted here in 1967. It needed a coat of paint then – it still does. One of the flatmates (Clive) sold a racing tip sheet and pad his way through medical school by betting on horses (he was better at it than most). He now runs a clinic for compulsive gamblers in Sydney.
The flat had no name then; it could do with a name change now (how about “Tralfamadore”. If you don’t know where this is, just ask Mr Google)

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- October 30, 2016 - 9:29 am flatnames
  
  Thanks John – that was very enterprising of Clive! Do you remember any named flats from your time at Varsity?
  
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  - December 5, 2016 - 7:51 pm John Ryder
    
    Yeah – lived in “The Black Box” at 898 Cumberland Street. A flatmate had lived at “Ye Brewer’s Elbow” and made a hanging sign. Forgotten most of the named flats – not many had names. Parties at “The Shambles”. (Mind is a blank – Emerson’s had just started in Dunedin North – maybe it is responsible)
  - January 13, 2017 - 1:23 pm flatnames
    
    Did The Black Box have a sign John (do you remember the year you lived there?)
  - January 15, 2017 - 7:11 pm John Ryder
    
    Hi Sarah. I lived at 898 Cumberland Street in 1968. No flat sign. I was still an OU student in 1969, the 100th year of the University, but was then in Wellington and so missed out in centenary celebrations. Any celebrations scheduled for 2019 (150 years)?
  - January 15, 2017 - 8:06 pm flatnames
    
    Hi John, I believe there will be though am unsure as yet what is in preparation. Dr Ali Clarke is writing a history – she’s regularly blogging here https://otago150years.wordpress.com/
  - July 9, 2018 - 4:17 pm flatnames
    
    John there’s a whole year worth of programme on the Otago website for the 150th.
July 9, 2018 - 2:47 pm Jo Shroff

Lived at Ye Brewers Elbow in Castle St and at Black box in Cumberland St Dn. Both great flats 60’s.

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- July 9, 2018 - 4:11 pm flatnames
  
  Hi Jo, what years were you in those flats? Do you recall the address of tBlack Box?
  
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July 9, 2018 - 4:14 pm flatnames

Woops just been reminded of the Box Box details above. The Scarfie Flats book which will be out in January is making a feature of Ye Brewer’s Elbow, do you have any memories of the place and how it got its name?

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February 9, 2021 - 5:42 pm Jo (Owen) Shroff

Was at Ye Brewers Elbow 1967/68. My two rooms (luxury) had gold curtains.”The room is gold the pleasure priceless” was the refrain like the Benson & Hedges advt.

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- November 13, 2021 - 12:35 pm Jo shroff
  
  A truly great flat. best digs. Had a false door in the back of a wardrobe situated in the octagonal lounge. Could step into the wardrobe and then step through into the nextdoor flat. Ye Brewers Elbow in my memory forever, a wonderful time to be alive. Flat mate, Maori fella by the name of Errol Raumati, med student. A truly lovely bloke, good friend. Became a GP somewhere in NZ. Hello Errol, hope you are alive and well.
  
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  - November 13, 2021 - 3:02 pm flatnames
    
    Jo I don’t know if you’ve seen the Scarfie Flats of Dunedin book but there’s a chapter about Ye Brewers Elbow in there.