Decades old signage sets tongues wagging in New Plymouth

From Checkpoint, 5:55 pm on 12 May 2020

Renovations on a heritage building in New Plymouth have set tongues wagging after they revealed signage dating back to when the city only had four-digit phone numbers.

Stories have emerged about a fish & chip owner who mysteriously disappeared, any number of liaisons at Penny's - the upstairs restaurant - and a secret smoking den under the stairs of one shop.

RNZ Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

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