Menu
Takeaway shop, Broadway, Reefton - Then(date unknown) and Now, 2021.
Expand/collapse
About this image
DescriptionTakeaway shop, Broadway then and now.Date of PhotoDate unknown and 2021Map[1] ContributorClaire Ward
Shown in this image
Location (city or town)ReeftonOrganisation (eg business)Takeaway shop, BroadwayEventThen and now
Category Information
Category TagThen and now
From Facebook
Date Created6th September 2021CommentsDorothy Wills
That’s got to be Reefton, doesn’t look much changed except not so many placards in the second photo
Louise Lockie
Used to look better I reckon
Graeme John Hill
spent a lot of time in there as a teen. go to movies across the road . before LWR took it over
Scot Templeton
I remember it well only spacie game in town spent all my 20 cent pieces there
Loretta Donnelly
When was the first taken? I remember going to one after primary school netball on Saturdays in the 1960s.
Heather Reid
Is that one Linda Sutton-Williams had back in the day?
Chris Aitken
Heather Reid yes
Tony Mundy
Snowy Campbells. Great feeds & fish n chips in there.
Robyn Halkett
Looks so dull and lifeless ..compared to back in the day
Linda Hughes
Great place for steak and chips after the races!
Alison Oliver
The Juke Box tea rooms, just down a little, opposite side on Broadway...anyone remember that shop..had the best Juke Box in town plus my mum made the most delicious party pies..I was 9 and allowed to serve customers, under supervision!
AlisonLinda Hughes
Great place for steak and chips after the races!
· Reply · 2d
Alison Oliver
The Juke Box tea rooms, just down a little, opposite side on Broadway...anyone remember that shop..had the best Juke Box in town plus my mum made the most delicious party pies..I was 9 and allowed to serve customers, under supervision!
Alison Oliver
I can recall the place however the best pies used to be made in Reefton in the 1950s by Tim White
Alison Oliver
Bob Laing I guess so, Mum's pies were only small ones, not competing with anyone but people did come in specially to buy these.
Bob Laing
Alison Oliver
I also recall those pies. Yummy also n
Arthur Bass
Linda Sutton, didn't Les do away with the black tiles and paint the frontage brown when you fellas had it ?
Laurie Anisy
Did Snow Campbell run it at one stage.
Lynne McBride
My uncle ran this picture theater his name was frank hoy. I am his niece.
Naireen Bass
Lynne McBride the picture theatre is on Buller Road, Snowy Campbells shop is on Broadway.
Lynne McBride
Naireen Bass sorry thght it looked like it been many yrs since down yr way.
Carol Berrigan
Lynne McBride Lynne can I message you re your uncle & my family history?
Ben Blair
Sharon Murray keeping it real
Linda Sutton-Williams
Yea that the front after les took black tiles off and put BYO sign on roof I think O’Briens but the coloured balls up Les also put inside rails up We brought it off Pat Walker 1981
Edited
Arthur Bass
Linda Sutton-Williams bloody good quick feed in your day Linda !
Linda Sutton-Williams
Arthur Bass thanks Arthur Great memories
Arthur Bass
Linda Sutton-Williams yup
Paula Cutbush
Linda Sutton-Williams great days when you had the place Linda
Nessie Bee
Linda Sutton-Williams such great times when your were there Linda. Thank you for giving me work experience and writing my first reference x
Marlene Boyd
Linda Sutton-Williams Are you sure? Because Pat Walker had it in 1984 when I came to Reefton. He was married to Diane ( nee Pope) and had a little girl ? named Sheree.
Linda Sutton-Williams
Marlene Boyd yes Pat and Dianne are both my husbands cousins from different sides of his family
Aku Walters
Greasy Pete's, You kill em' we;ll grill em!
Marlene Boyd
Aku Walters Everyone knew Greasy Pete, he sold the shop and went to Wellington..Wonder how him and his family got on there?
Elizabeth Mehrtens
The first one is the way I remember it
Margaret Standen
Elizabeth Mehrtens me to, cousin introduced me to hot chips and Ice cream!
Brian McMahon
Had a lot of meals in there with my parents and later with my family always a great meal
Greg Hine
1990s first pic? Based on the car.
Joel Murdoch
Greg Hine yeah it's got that look. Early 90s likely, still has a hint of 80s to the scene and image quality.
Laurie Anisy
Did Snow Campbell run it at one stage.
John Rawcliffe
Laurie Anisy I think he did, although I was 4 at the time
Naireen Bass
Laurie Anisy yes.
Ian A Cox
Great town Reefton
Pauline Scott
Loved Snow Campbell's fish and chips on trips from Ahaura to Nelson back in the day
Sonia Mahauariki
I remember going there with our aunty
Annette Goodman
Looks cool been there a few times
Cherylynn Duncan
The top photo looks so much nicer and welcoming
Paul Sutton
Linda Sutton-Williams was this when you had it?
I can see the wooden hand rail dad built through the door…..
Aku Walters
Paul Sutton And Diner booth setup.. was nice in there..
Bronwen Skates
Snowy Campbell's awesome fish n chips . We would buy a pack each 1 fish and sixpence of chips and eat on way home from late movies , steaming hot in newspaper .
Dorice Walmisley
Before the bridge across Turamacau (sp?) was opened we had to take the Lewis Pass option from Chch to Moana to the family bach. We’d stop at Reefton at Snows Cafe for tea, great steak.
Dean Purdom
We always stop there on our way from Chch to Karamea on a Friday night, best pizza ever, we were in a hurry last Friday night, got hotdogs, fish & chips, worst hot dogs ever. Back to Pizza next time.
Ruth Naylor
My sister Marcelyn worked here for Snowy Campbell in the 1960's
Lex Brownlee
Snowy’s
Wayne N Jo Cunningham
I think it was Snow Campbell fish and chip shop.
That’s got to be Reefton, doesn’t look much changed except not so many placards in the second photo
Louise Lockie
Used to look better I reckon
Graeme John Hill
spent a lot of time in there as a teen. go to movies across the road . before LWR took it over
Scot Templeton
I remember it well only spacie game in town spent all my 20 cent pieces there
Loretta Donnelly
When was the first taken? I remember going to one after primary school netball on Saturdays in the 1960s.
Heather Reid
Is that one Linda Sutton-Williams had back in the day?
Chris Aitken
Heather Reid yes
Tony Mundy
Snowy Campbells. Great feeds & fish n chips in there.
Robyn Halkett
Looks so dull and lifeless ..compared to back in the day
Linda Hughes
Great place for steak and chips after the races!
Alison Oliver
The Juke Box tea rooms, just down a little, opposite side on Broadway...anyone remember that shop..had the best Juke Box in town plus my mum made the most delicious party pies..I was 9 and allowed to serve customers, under supervision!
AlisonLinda Hughes
Great place for steak and chips after the races!
· Reply · 2d
Alison Oliver
The Juke Box tea rooms, just down a little, opposite side on Broadway...anyone remember that shop..had the best Juke Box in town plus my mum made the most delicious party pies..I was 9 and allowed to serve customers, under supervision!
Alison Oliver
I can recall the place however the best pies used to be made in Reefton in the 1950s by Tim White
Alison Oliver
Bob Laing I guess so, Mum's pies were only small ones, not competing with anyone but people did come in specially to buy these.
Bob Laing
Alison Oliver
I also recall those pies. Yummy also n
Arthur Bass
Linda Sutton, didn't Les do away with the black tiles and paint the frontage brown when you fellas had it ?
Laurie Anisy
Did Snow Campbell run it at one stage.
Lynne McBride
My uncle ran this picture theater his name was frank hoy. I am his niece.
Naireen Bass
Lynne McBride the picture theatre is on Buller Road, Snowy Campbells shop is on Broadway.
Lynne McBride
Naireen Bass sorry thght it looked like it been many yrs since down yr way.
Carol Berrigan
Lynne McBride Lynne can I message you re your uncle & my family history?
Ben Blair
Sharon Murray keeping it real
Linda Sutton-Williams
Yea that the front after les took black tiles off and put BYO sign on roof I think O’Briens but the coloured balls up Les also put inside rails up We brought it off Pat Walker 1981
Edited
Arthur Bass
Linda Sutton-Williams bloody good quick feed in your day Linda !
Linda Sutton-Williams
Arthur Bass thanks Arthur Great memories
Arthur Bass
Linda Sutton-Williams yup
Paula Cutbush
Linda Sutton-Williams great days when you had the place Linda
Nessie Bee
Linda Sutton-Williams such great times when your were there Linda. Thank you for giving me work experience and writing my first reference x
Marlene Boyd
Linda Sutton-Williams Are you sure? Because Pat Walker had it in 1984 when I came to Reefton. He was married to Diane ( nee Pope) and had a little girl ? named Sheree.
Linda Sutton-Williams
Marlene Boyd yes Pat and Dianne are both my husbands cousins from different sides of his family
Aku Walters
Greasy Pete's, You kill em' we;ll grill em!
Marlene Boyd
Aku Walters Everyone knew Greasy Pete, he sold the shop and went to Wellington..Wonder how him and his family got on there?
Elizabeth Mehrtens
The first one is the way I remember it
Margaret Standen
Elizabeth Mehrtens me to, cousin introduced me to hot chips and Ice cream!
Brian McMahon
Had a lot of meals in there with my parents and later with my family always a great meal
Greg Hine
1990s first pic? Based on the car.
Joel Murdoch
Greg Hine yeah it's got that look. Early 90s likely, still has a hint of 80s to the scene and image quality.
Laurie Anisy
Did Snow Campbell run it at one stage.
John Rawcliffe
Laurie Anisy I think he did, although I was 4 at the time
Naireen Bass
Laurie Anisy yes.
Ian A Cox
Great town Reefton
Pauline Scott
Loved Snow Campbell's fish and chips on trips from Ahaura to Nelson back in the day
Sonia Mahauariki
I remember going there with our aunty
Annette Goodman
Looks cool been there a few times
Cherylynn Duncan
The top photo looks so much nicer and welcoming
Paul Sutton
Linda Sutton-Williams was this when you had it?
I can see the wooden hand rail dad built through the door…..
Aku Walters
Paul Sutton And Diner booth setup.. was nice in there..
Bronwen Skates
Snowy Campbell's awesome fish n chips . We would buy a pack each 1 fish and sixpence of chips and eat on way home from late movies , steaming hot in newspaper .
Dorice Walmisley
Before the bridge across Turamacau (sp?) was opened we had to take the Lewis Pass option from Chch to Moana to the family bach. We’d stop at Reefton at Snows Cafe for tea, great steak.
Dean Purdom
We always stop there on our way from Chch to Karamea on a Friday night, best pizza ever, we were in a hurry last Friday night, got hotdogs, fish & chips, worst hot dogs ever. Back to Pizza next time.
Ruth Naylor
My sister Marcelyn worked here for Snowy Campbell in the 1960's
Lex Brownlee
Snowy’s
Wayne N Jo Cunningham
I think it was Snow Campbell fish and chip shop.
Editing is temporarily disabled
Cancel EditClick on the image to add
a tag or press ESC to cancel
a tag or press ESC to cancel
West Coast New Zealand History (7th Jun 2024). Takeaway shop, Broadway, Reefton - Then(date unknown) and Now, 2021.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 8th Apr 2026 18:46, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/30014