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At this point in time The Square was divided into 5 areas - 4 quadrants and a strip running through the centre for the railway line. In the right foreground can be seen the extension of Rangitikei Street into The Square. The Bank of New Zealand is on the extreme left (corner of Rangitikei Street and the dome belongs to Collinson and Cunningham's store on Broadway. The trees on the left still stand in The Square [2015].

The building near the centre of the image with a bay window, Hepworth's Pharmacy (later known as the Steele's building), was built in 1917. This photograph dates from prior to the construction of the Arts and Craft style O'Connor building, which was built in 1923.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection St 98
Date
circa 1918 to circa 1922
Digitisation ID
2014N_St98_009037
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
busy,
chemist,
hallensteins,
hannahs,
herbert hepworth,
j r mckenzie,
mcgruer and co,
new zealand clothing factory,
pharmacy,
photographs,
piccadilly tea room,
streets,
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