Jazz and Bubbles, Hawke’s Bay Club, Napier

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Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco

Yes, a real phone. And it really rang, and someone had to pick it up.

Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco

Bertie Cocking, a former Napier councillor, received a Queen’s Service Award as part of the 2022 New Year Honours for his services to theatre and the community. He’s a fixture at the Art Deco Festival each year. 

 

Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco

Vestiges of a “Men’s Only” club. The women’s loo is a bit tucked away, almost as an afterthought.

Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco
Hawke's Bay Club, Napier, Art Deco