Category: 2010s

Mello Yello on Hyde Street

That fruity yellow citrus flavoured fizzy drink from all our childhoods now has a presence  on Hyde Street.

Mello Yello, a Coca Cola company brand, was created to in March 1979 to compete with Pepsi’s Mountain Dew and has been a part of our kiwi culture since then [1]. A visual history of Mello Yello logos can be seen on Logopedia which places the typeface used in the flat sign to the fruity drinks first brand presence, the period 1979-1987.

The flat was repainted this year (2016) and the sign was already in situ when the current residents moved in part way through the year. They missed the Hyde Street party but are looking forward to being part of the 2017 events.

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Mello Yello residents, 2016: Cory-lee Allen, River Simmons Cottam, Joseph Wingar, and Tyler Wright

Here are the residents from earlier in the year all geared up for the Hyde Street Party 2016.

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And here’s a shot from the Hyde Street Party 2017.

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Legendairy on Duke Street

Jersey caramels, jelly snakes, pies and bananas feature on this extraordinary mural by local artist and Art Teacher, Jonathan Waters. The mural is painted on a Duke Street flat is owned by property developer Mike Harbott and references the buildings past life as a local dairy.

Flat’s new look recalls past / ODT, 14 June 2016

The dairy can be spotted in this piece of footage from 1945 for a few seconds, (2:03-2:07) at the left of the screen.