More Info →Protest at the Penrose and Edendale flats, 334 Rangitikei Street

Description

Banner hanging from the front of the Penrose flats building, reading 'Unfare Fair Investments'. The protest also related to the Edendale flats next door. Fair Investments owned the two blocks of flats built in 1949 and the protest was against their plans to demolish the buildings, and the eviction notices served on the tenants. The Palmerston North City Council became involved and subsequently bought the flats for Council housing and relocated them 80 metres along Rangitikei Street in 1984, near the entrance to Queen Elizabeth College.

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Relation

Public Photograph Collection Bur 300b

Date

1982

Digitisation ID

2010P_Bur300b_3400

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