New Zealand - Sander's Milk Bar
- Sander's Milk Bar was situated at 2 Main North Road on the corner of Horner Street, Papanui, Christchurch. This building dates back to 1870s and was originally the Seven Oaks Butchery. It is believed to have stood for 90 years.
- Gordon Shields Collection photo
Dairy
- The term dairy came into common usage in New Zealand English to describe small shops by the late 1930s. Perishables such as milk and eggs were formerly delivered to city households from a dairy farm; by the late 1930s, small shops stocked such produce, and the term shifted to describe these shops. In addition to this meaning, New Zealand English retains the common meanings of dairy, referring to milk, milk-derived products and associated industries.
(Reference: Wikipedia)
Milk bar
- The first business using the name "milk bar" was started in India in 1930 by an Englishman, James Meadow Charles when he opened "Lake View Milk Bar" at Bangalore.
- The concept soon spread to the United Kingdom, where it was encouraged by the Temperance Society as a morally acceptable alternative to the pub, and over 1,000 milk bars had opened nationally by the end of 1936.
- Milk bars were known in the United States at least as early as 1940 as evidenced by contemporary radio recordings.
- By the late 1940s, milk bars had evolved to not only sell groceries, but also be places where young people could buy ready-made food and non-alcoholic drinks, and could socialise.
- Milk bars often used to include jukeboxes and pinball machines (later upgraded to video games), with tables and chairs to encourage patrons to linger and spend more money.
- A "dairy bar" is the term for a similar restaurant/store common in the Northeastern United States, especially Upstate New York, which is a large producer of dairy products.
- A "malt shop" (named for the ingredient in a malted milkshake) is very similar to a milk or dairy bar, serving milkshakes and soft drinks as well as limited foods, such as hamburgers and sandwiches.
- Although there are still a few around, these have largely fallen out of fashion in favor of fast food.
- The term dairy is also used for these establishments in some places, particularly in New Zealand.
(Reference: Wikipedia)
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Gordon Shields Collection