Briar Cook behind the counter at Scalasi
Briar Cook behind the counter at Scalasi
I worked at Scalasi for about 10 months from 1990-1991. I got a job there because when I saw the kitchen being over-run I got up and cleared some tables and did some dishes. Scalasi was an amazing place for artists and musicians to gather, every week there were films and live performances. Unfortunately the pay was terrible - the hours were long - and when they started selling alcohol to cover ever piling up expenses it would fill up with drunken idiots when the bars closed at 10pm. I got sick but could not quit because I hadn't been able to save and there were harsh penalties if a person left their job. I was pretty happy when it closed down - even as Christchurch lost a real treasure.
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License
Report this entry
More from the same area
Sali Mahomet, Icecream Charlie (c. 1866-1943)
He is shown in Cathedral Square where he operated his well-known ...
ChristChurch Cathedral under construction
The spire, north transept and choir of the Cathedral under ...
Earthquake damage to the Cathedral spire, in 1901 and 1888
Two images of historic earthquake damage to the spire of ...
The Wizard and the Bible Lady, Renee Stanton, in Cathedral Square
The Wizard of New Zealand, Ian Brackenbury Channell and the ...
Looking towards the east end of the ChristChurch Cathedral
Photograph taken from the cleared site of the Tramway offices. ...
The chancel and transepts of the Cathedral and the Press building
View afforded by the demolition of the old tramway shed
Interior of the Cathedral shown while under construction
By August 1876 construction of the Cathedral was well underway. ...
A tribute to Nurse Maude
The funeral procession is shown passing through Cathedral Square
The funeral of Nurse Maude
Many hundreds of people lined the route from the Cathedral to St ...
Canterbury rugby team victory parade
Two photographs of the Canterbury rugby team victory parade in ...
University of Canterbury students, liquorice eating race
Group of University of Canterbury students in Cathedral Square, ...
The crowd at the start of City to Surf
A large crowd of people gathering in Cathedral Square preparing ...
Whitcoull's team support vehicle, City to Surf
A man dressed as a clown sat on a bicycle acting as the support ...
Bagpipe player at the start of City to Surf
Dave Parker, a Christchurch taxi driver and bagpipe player ...
Telephone directory collection
Helen Mitchell (left) and Lorraine Barrett with piles of Telecom ...
Association of Anglican Women, members
Group shot of Association of Anglican Women members celebrating ...
Punks in front of ChristChurch Cathedral
A group of punk rockers sat on the steps in Cathedral Square ...
