More Info →Rangitikei Street in 1905

Description

This photograph was taken from the section of Rangitikei Street between King and Queen Streets. In the shot are many pedestrians standing on the pavement and a horse cart moving at speed. This horse cart is the Bourough Council's water-cart, used to water the roads. It was built by P&D Duncan and sold to the Council by Adam Burges. The driver for many years was Fred Jardes (pronounces "guards"). The two-storey brick building on the left is Dawick's Buffet (boarding house). Next to Dawick's Buffet is a single-storey wooden building (with flag pole). This is Harry Palmer's auction mart and furniture showroom, situated on the corner of King Street. On the opposite side of King Street stands the two-storey Phoenix Hotel. This two-storey building was replaced in 1911 by the Hotel Imperial, which occupied 30 Rangitikei Street from 1911 – 1968, after which it was replaced by the Commercial Union building. On the south side of Rangitikei Street is the three-storey brick building occupied by the Clarendon Hotel. It was constructed in 1904, after fire had destroyed the earlier wooden hotel. In 1927 the license was transferred to the newly constructed Carlton hotel in Cuba Street and the building was converted into shops and offices, as seen in the photograph. The ground floor was occupied by Goldfinch and Cousins Ltd. The top-storey of the building was removed after the 1931 Napier earthquake.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Sq 28

Date

1905

Digitisation ID

2014N_St28_008741

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