In an era of hand-operated fuel pumps with large looking-glasses outside motor repair garages or small basic tin shacks, this was one of the first purpose-build petrol stations, with modern electric pump bowsers, in New Zealand. The business was named after the shape of the section, squeezed into the space available.
The building is well hidden by the alternations to Massey St in 1985, but is still in use as part of an adjacent workshop, and has been restored externally to remind us of an earlier era in this industry. This cache provides an opportunity to stop and note a site that many would miss as they pass by.
After loosing the first box, then the replacement cache complete with the whole tree it was hidden in, so the cache is now a micro tube, containing a log and pencil only. Please be careful not to drop it while retrieving, and return it exactly as it is fount.
The building has changed owner again at the end of 2017, so there may be some more commercial activity which could make searching harder.
The area is saturated with muggles on a working day, so night-time or weekends are really best for this one.
This cache is one of a series of historic building caches in Hamilton City set out in 2006.
Logging Recommendations
This cache, (like most of Radionut50’s hides) is NOT meant to be hard to find – so logs saying ‘easy find’ are pretty meaningless. The reason for this hide is to introduce you to this piece of our country’s great history , so logs commenting on your experience are very welcome. You are also invited to crack the hint as you arrive, to reduce the chance of a prolonged search compromising the hide in this very public place.