It’s your break at the Ponsonby Pool Hall. Take a wander down a cobbled alley off Ponsonby Road and you’ll find yourself at the Ponsonby Pool Hall, which is without a doubt one of the most laid-back entertainment venues in the neighbourhood. Seedy it is not. The equipment is mint, the staff are good sorts, the…
12 Questions with Elias Hanlon of Ponsonby Pool Hall
Elias Hanlon was born right here in Ponsonby. This is where he went to school, and after graduating from St Pauls he still managed to keep things local, by landing his first job at the ASB on Jervois Road. Then in 1975 his entrepreneurial streak began to shine when he opened of one of Auckland’s…