'The Central focus of my life': Roselands and youth culture in the 1960s

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Abstract

This article explores aspects of the early history of Roselands, a large regional shopping centre built in the municipality of Canterbury in the early 1960s. Evidence is drawn from archival and media sources, as well as an online survey designed to capture the recollections of Sydney residents about the city’s shopping centre history. The article explores the ways in which local youth engaged with the shopping centre, what it meant to them and how they used it. The article further considers how the evidence of this usage might make us reimagine the shopping centre itself, arguing that despite their sheer facades and interiority there is a degree of porousness between local communities and major retail developments.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)112-126
Number of pages15
JournalSydney journal
Volume4
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Roselands
  • consumer behaviour
  • shopping centres
  • consumer culture
  • retailing
  • Grace Bros
  • department stores

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