Walkway at the Victoria Esplanade
Object type
Image
- Description
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The Victoria Esplanade underwent a variety of improvements under Peter Black, the Curator of Reserves from 1908-1946. These included various footpaths, Victoria Drive, mass plantings (notably of the cherry trees and phoenix palms), the creation of a pergola, a tea kiosk, the RSA paddling pool and a begonia hothouse (now known as the “Peter Black Conservatory”).
Identification
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection P 17
- Date
- circa 1939
- Digitisation id
- 2011N_P17_006000
- Held in
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- G F Framjee
- Place
- Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags