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At the mid-point of the right-hand side is Freyberg High School, and adjacent to that the quarry in Humber Street. Humber Street runs along the bottom of the photograph, the cul-de-sac to the left is Esk Street with Tweed Street above it running up onto Featherston Street.The site of the quarry is now Skoglund Park - formerly known as Humber Street Park. The park is a main football field and home to the Central Football Federation. It is named for Phil Skoglund, former MP for Palmerston North. It is located adjacent to Freyberg High School.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2012P_Pn17_006549
Title
Aerial View of Roslyn
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pn17
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Roslyn, Palmerston North
Date
circa 1965

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
1960s,
aerial photograph,
black and white,
photographs,
pit park,
roslyn,
skogland park,
streets,
Community Tags
edwards pit park reserve,
esk street,
featherston street,
freyberg high school,
hoffman kiln,
pit park,
skogland,
tweed street,

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