Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The phoenix palms were an initiative of Peter Black, curator of the gardens 1908-1946.
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Phoenix palms lining Victoria Drive, Victoria Esplanade
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- 1950
- Digitisation ID
- 2007P_P80_RES_0158
- Held In
- Coolstore