Painted Boxes: Motor Racing
Following on from yesterday’s Oblivion Express, we show a utilty box close by, at the railway crossing between Railside Avenue and Bruce McLaren Road (map). The anonymous artist pays homage to the racing heritage of the West.
Here is the backside of the box:
Painted Boxes: Motor Racing
Look at Traffic Stopping Boxes in Brisbane.
The Oblivion Express Mk 3
“A salute to the West Auckland racing fraternity, past and present.” Local artist Frank Womble assembled this racing machine from discarded scrap. It is situated along the railway tracks beside Railside Avenue in Henderson (map).
The legendary Bruce McLaren (1937-1970) epitomises the West’s connection with motorsport. He owned a service station (Bruce McLaren Motors) in Te Atatu. Bruce McLaren Intermediate School (on Bruce McLaren Road) is named after him.
Read more about Bruce McLaren at the Bruce McLaren Trust.
Purveyor of Fine Jams
This is at the Avondale Markets, where we buy our jams and jellies. Highly recommended.
Location Signs: Ranui
Two pairs of these signs welcome you to Ranui (map).
NZ Cheese Man
On Fridays, 4:30-8:00 p.m. there is a twilight market at the Ranui Community Centre. The NZ Cheese man is there, with a range of cheeses, mostly sourced from the South Island. He can also be found at the Farmers’ Market in Oratia on Saturday mornings.
Auckland, City of Sails
Auckland has the slogan “City of Sails”. This picture shows some of the masts to attach sails to. In the background the city of Auckland.
Bean Rock Lighthouse on Dry Land?
In 1985, Auckland’s Bean Rock Lighthouse (pictured below) was indeed taken off its foundations to undergo serious maintenance. What is shown above is an excellent replica of this icon of our harbour, gracing one of the shops in the marine precinct of Beaumont Street. Phoebe Falconer of the NZ Herald’s “Ask Phoebe” fame, has unearthed much interesting detail of this Heritage structure, situated at the end of Kohimarama reef. Read her account.
Bean Rock Lighthouse
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