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    Does anyone else remember this sign and has anyone actually been?

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    1. powerMiserOz on

      Yes, I used to go. They had go karts, and bunjee jumping. There were lots of market stalls, one guy selling knock-off Stussy. It wasn’t uncommon to bump into other people we knew, there wasn’t much to do on Sundays back in those days, hahah.

    2. MarkoUnderscore on

      Besides watching the bungee jumpers it wasn’t that great from memory.

    3. Forsaken_Bug1861 on

      Didn’t this market close down because someone fell to their death whilst bungee jumping?

    4. Findyourwayhom3333 on

      I went about 5 years ago and it was absolutely dire. Like, not even funny bad, just shabby and tragic. I felt really sorry for the stall holders

    5. dp_2000 on

      Used to go often in the 90s. Wasn’t an amazing establishment, but I’ve got fond memories nonetheless.

    6. EmergencyRhubarb8 on

      i remember going as a kid like 11 years old while my brothers rode dirt bikes at the track near by. didn’t really like the market much at all. strongest memory of it is my mum forcing me to have my portrait done by this guy there doing portrait drawings. i hated that drawing so much

    7. the_brunster on

      First was Trash & Treasure in Thomastown, then came the Bundoora All-Weather Market, then Pipeworks.

      I remember a smallholder at the AWM getting arrested as he would copy records to cassette and then sell the cassettes.

    8. notaproffesional on

      I used to sell the blue yabbies that I caught from a local pond for $25 bucks to the aquarium guys there! I was 13 haha

    10. xw_gs on

      It was a cool market, we drove from Endeavour Hills to go and browse around. Go Karts and the Bungee Jumping was good to see. They even had a full size 1/24 8 lane slot car track there too at one stage. Bought a couple of cars from him.

    11. Let_It_Rock1986 on

      Went a few times as an adult but we were outer easterners so Caribbean was the go-to growing up

    12. MrWatson193 on

      I used to go there as a kid with my family every month or so circa 2000 or so, as there was a stall that sold Pok̩mon cards. That was probably Pipeworks at its height Рa big, crowded, bustling, dark and labyrinthine place. The food court was where I first discovered poffertjes!

    13. TheStoolSampler on

      I went in the early 90s a few times as a kid, don’t remember much but being excited as shit.

    16. Front_Theory2035 on

      Went a bunch of times with my family in the early 90’s me and my brother and my Dad got our first SweatHogs hooded jumpers from there, man I really miss my mum and dad thinking back to those days

    18. spiralarrow23 on

      Think I went there in the 2000’s once to get our PS2 looked at from one of the electronics stalls. Thought it was neat, couple places had bootleg motorsport jackets and the go karts were good. Haven’t been back since tho, I see it’s temporarily closed so once it opens up again I might have to have another look.

    19. tolliwood on

      We used to go to the original one all the time with my mum. There was fuck all to do on cold wet weekends when we were kids.

      I have fond memories of buying knock off Adidas and Nike stuff, browsing the poster shop (I got a few big posters from him) and walking up and the isles looking all the weird shit that they’d sell. I loved the baked potatoes from the food court, and we’d also get crinkle cut chips in a cup, which we’d cover in vinegar and they’d get soggy as shit.

      I remember the smell of the pet shop, and the big rugs at one of the main entrances had a strange smell.

      I liked walking through the nursery stall with all the ferns and hanging plants.

      I remember them playing Crowded House on the PA speakers.

      The bungee jumps scared me as it looked dodgy as. The go-karts were cool. I’m sure they had dodgem cars too.

      We spent a lot of time there, I loved it.

      I went to the newer one a few years ago and it was depressing.

    20. Figgypies on

      My parents had a store there for a while and it’s where I got my pet turtle, Flash.

    21. SpaceCadet_Cat on

      I went to the original back in the 90s (just the market bit). I don’t remember much about the market proper but I do remember the awful ugly mustard jeans I bought :p

    22. midnyt-toker on

      Very fond memories of strolling around there with my cousins. Never did the bungee though, was way too scared and my mum wouldn’t let me any way haha

    23. Trav_shadows on

      I used to travel down from Wodonga to buy KISS bootlegs from market stalls here!

    24. Sgt_BracK on

      Yeah before the ring road we used to drive past this market between Fawkner and Reservoir.

    26. No-Assistant-8869 on

      I used to go a lot in the early – mid 90s when I was a kid. Where else was one to go to get their pirated copies of Quake and Doom (all eps)? Also would get quite a few basketball cards back in the day there too.

      I have lots of good memories there.