Dance floor at Copper Cat coffee house
Dance floor at Copper Cat coffee house
Couples dancing on an outdoor dance floor at the coffee house, Copper Cat. Groups of well-dressed people are sitting around the edge of the dance floor at small, round tables, taking and drinking coffee.
Contributors note: "Dion Murphy played in a variety of bands, which in 1958 obtained a residency in a local coffee lounge called The Copper Cat at 137 Lower High Street, Christchurch. The band at the Copper Cat reformed to become Dion Shannon and the Shamrocks in 1959. The Copper Cat was one of the original night spots in Christchurch and attracted a large regular following - it became a favourite spot for musicians such as Howard Morrison and the Howard Morrison Quartet, to drop in for "coffee" after their local gigs, as the hotels closed at 6pm, and the Copper Cat stayed open till 2:00am in the morning, something rare in 1959."
Report this entry
More from the same area
Christchurch model, Deborah Brown
Deborah Brown modeling a mini skirt on a Christchurch street.
Danielle Jenkinson at the Snow Show
Danielle Jenkinson in ski gear at the Snow Show in Christchurch ...
Action Downunder sportswear shop
Two women posing in a hunting lodge with skis and a shot gun ...
Model in tennis sportswear
Woman modelling tennis sportswear designed by Tinling and made ...
Angela Malloch models ski sportswear
Angela Malloch from Pieters Model Agency, modelling ski ...
Dragon Boat festival teams
View of Dragon boat race teams Competing as part of the festival ...
Two men sat on penny farthings
Keith Guthrie (left) and Leon Nevin sat on penny farthing ...
Mike Toohey on a penny farthing
Penny farthing racer Mike Toohey aboard a bike owned by the ...
Cyclist on a recumbent bicycle
A cyclist riding a recumbent, front wheel drive, bicycle through ...
Riding a Tricanter machine
Professor David Gordon Wilson of the Massachusetts Institute of ...
Master model of the 10 cent coin
Close-up of the master model of the New Zealand 10 cent coin.
Master model of the 5 cent coin
Close-up of the master model of the New Zealand 5 cent coin.
Peter Alexandre with 1974 Commonwealth Games proof set
Coin dealer, Peter Alexandre, holding a proof set from 1974 ...
Children with jar of pre-decimal coins
Three children, from left, Lewis Hampton, Rosemary Hajek and ...
Opening Day of the new Terminal Building at the Harewood Airport 1960
"This photo was taken at the opening of the new terminal ...
Early Cathedral Square
View looking across Cathedral Square to the south east corner. ...
Cathedral Square looking west down Worcester Street
Taken from the spire of the Christchurch Cathedral looking west ...