Looking along The Square from Church Street corner
Taken from outside what was then the PDC department store (now The Plaza), looking down the Church Street side of The Square. The building in the background cen...
Corner of The Square and Church Street
Taken from outside what was then the PDC department store (now The Plaza), looking along The Square to Broadway. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Dr...
Flower bed in the Esplanade
The Victoria Esplanade is in Fitzherbert Avenue. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limi...
Overlooking The Square
Photo taken from vantage point (perhaps the PDC department store) looking towards the clock tower and beyond to the D.I.C. department store. The clock tower was...
Rose Garden in the Esplanade
Looking across the fountains in the pond, in the Dugald McKenzie Rose Garden. The gardens, situated in the Victoria Esplanade, are named after a former curator,...
Civic Administration Building
The Palmerston North City Council CAB was opened in January 1980. It projects across The Square road into the gardens. In the immediate foreground is the Counci...
Fishermens Corner
The building on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue contained the Fishermens Table, a well known family restaurant on the first floor. The name late...
The Square gardens
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at...
Hokowhitu Lagoon
The Hokowhitu Lagoon is one of the original ox bow lagoons formed from the Manawatū River. It is sometimes called the Centennial Lagoon, named for New Zealand's...
The Square gardens
Gardens in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Pr...
Retaining wall
A retaining wall, for what could be for the stop bank along the Manawatū River.
Floral garden in The Square
The raised floral garden was facing Fitzherbert Avenue. At this period of time it looks that the garden was planted to represent the city shield. The clock towe...
Council Administration Building
Looking across the lakelet in The Square at the Palmerston North City Council's CAB which was opened in January 1980. The building projects across the road int...
The Square gardens
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated a...
The Square gardens
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at...
The Square gardens
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at...
Ducks on the lakelet in The Square
Children feeding the ducks at the Butterfly lakelet in The Square. The lakelet was created in the shape of a butterfly in 1909, and the fountains were added in ...
Law Courts
The court house building standing on Main Street, near The Square. It was constructed in 1897 and replaced by the current building in 1988. The photograph was ...
Mc'Donalds in The Square
Mc'Donalds fast food family restaurant was situated in The Square on the corner of Church Street, in the 'Bryant Building'. It moved to Princess Street in 2009....
The Square gardens
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at...
Civic Administration Building
The Palmerston North City Council CAB was opened in January 1980. It projects across The Square road into the gardens. This 'tower' attached to one end in The S...
Clock tower in The Square
The clock tower in The Square was built in 1957, after a donation by local businessman, Arthur Hopwood. This stairway was part of the original design, and led t...
The Square gardens
Gardener watering the flowers in The Square. Beyond can be seen the clock tower. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their ...
Palmerston North Teacher's College
Part of the Palmerston North Teacher's College at Hokowhitu.
Looking across The Square
View across The Square towards the Commercial Building and the D.I.C. department store (now the Palmerston North City Library). The photographs were taken by A...
Looking across The Square to All Saints Church
Looking across to the Church Street side of The Square, to (from left): Manawatū Standard building; Square Edge; All Saints Church. The photograph was taken by...
National Mutual building
The National Mutual high-rise building, stands on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equ...
Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue
Statue of Rangitane Chieftain, Peeti Te Awe Awe, stands in The Square. It was erected in 1907. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipm...
Hokowhitu Lagoon
The Hokowhitu Lagoon is one of the original ox bow lagoons formed from the Manawatū River. It is sometimes called the Centennial Lagoon, named for New Zealand's...
Civic Administration Building
The Palmerston North City Council CAB was opened in January 1980. It projects across The Square road into the gardens. This two storied part of the building is ...