The Mon Desir, Auckland

This Takapuna legend was bulldozed and turned into a sixstorey waterfront apartment complex in the mid-1990s.

The pub was where David Bowie had his infamous ‘‘four days of debauchery’’ with a group of Kiwi fans who managed to slip past security.

During the 1980s, the pub was reported to have the biggest on-thespot beer consumption in Auckland and rock fans got boisterous around the swimming pool as they listened to bands on its notorious Thursday nights.

Midge Marsden, the Al Grant Band, the Rockafellas, Dave Dobbyn and The Exponents played a tearful farewell gig to ‘‘The Mon’’ in 1994 after it was announced it would be demolished.

Windsor Castle, Auckland

Otherwise known as 144 Parnell Rd, Windsor Castle once shook to the sounds of Toy Love, Street Talk and Dave Dobbyn.

Since its music heyday, it has been a restaurant headed by Simon Gault and a sushi bar before reverting back to a local pub. The 890sqm site, which has 268sqm of professional offices on level one, was sold earlier this year for $6.62 million.

The White Horse Inn, Auckland

Situated on Ti Rakau Drive in Pakuranga, the White Horse was the home of New Zealand glam rock during the 1970s.

The pub closed some six years ago and is soon to be replaced with a new three-storey mixed-use development featuring a dozen or so food and beverage outlets at street level, and 30 apartments above. –Fairfax NZ