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John Nairn established his market garden business at the end of College Street, as it was then, in 1893. In all seven glass houses and other buildings were built over the years. The family business largely grew tomatoes, cucumbers and grapes. The business can be seen just prior to demolition in 1958, to make way for residential growth in the Awapuni area. The Nairn home can be seen in the background.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
IMCA Outsize Photograph Collection
Date
1958
Digitisation ID
2008P_OSP_BUI_2055
Held In
Outsize

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Taxonomy

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agriculture,
buildings,
crops,
manawatu vineries,
photographs,
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