The Palmerston North City Council CAB was opened in January 1980. It projects across The Square road into the gardens. The 'tower' attached to one end in The Square contains a stair case that reaches up to a sightseeing atrium at the top, and the low building to the right of it is the Council Chamber.
The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
