The display window features summer fashions in a beach setting, entitled 'Season in the Sun'. An existng business was reorganised into the PDC in 1915 when bought by James Wallace, and a new 3 storey building was constructed in 1929. The business ...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: December 1959
Mr George William Shailer was a photographer in Palmerston North 1881-1893. His studio and residence was situated on section 658, Main Street east. The building was demolished 1965.
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: Main Street East, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1890
In 1902 the firm of Millar and Giorgi was established by Maurice Millar and Arthur Giorgi. It was the first store to specialise exclusively in men's and boy's wear. It closed c1987.
Creator: Snapshots Unlimited
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1937
This album documents hotel buildings in the lower North Island (excluding the Wellington region), listing them alphabetically by the name of the business.
The hotels shown include the: Albion Hotel, Patea; Albion Hotel, Shannon; Albion Hotel, Wha...
Date: circa 1955 to circa 1960
This album documents the Western Brewery Co. Ltd. premises in Bates Street, Whanganui. Photographs include: the despatch office; racking room; cask washing stage; racking machine; fermenting cellar; weiss cylinders; cask pitching room; gyle room; ...
Place: Whanganui
Date: circa 1946 to circa 1955
The H L Young building was constructed in Palmerston North in 1920. Parked outside is Henry Young’s Studebaker, one of the first in the Manawatu. On the left is the Post Office Hotel, which was seriously damaged by fire c1926. It was demolished i...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1920
This building was owned by George Matthew Snelson, the first storekeeper, auctioneer and land agent in Palmerston North. It stood on the western side of The Square between Coleman Place and Main Street west, the site now occupied by the City Libra...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 1 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1878 to circa 1884
The Northern Building Society building was designed by D Taylor, and built by Bodell and Company in 1969. It is situated on the western side of the Square between the Plaza and Strand Buildings.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 12, 1969
Collinson and Cunninghame were one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. They were well-known for their annual Christmas Cave attraction, which occupied 3000 square feet in the basement of the shop. This particular display, entitl...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1937 to circa 1946
Watchorns was formerly on the corner of Albert St and Broadway, Palmerston North. It was founded in 1923 as a partnership and known as Watchorn and McNaught. It specialised in crockery fancy goods and house hold items.
Creator: Snapshots Unlimited
Place: 162 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1937
Building Demolition - South corner of College Street and Fitzherbert Avenue
This building block's demolition began in early 2020. It was completely torn down before the COVID-19 lockdown, and construction has resumed now that we are out of lockdo...
Creator: Benjamin Foster
Place: 152 College Street, Palmerston North
Date: February 2020
Speechley's, Corset and Hosiery Specialists, operated at 415 Main Street, Palmerston North, between c1933 - 1981. Mrs Thelma Speechley, ran the business as a drapery in the 1930s. To the left can be seen the corner of George and Main Streets.
Creator: Unknown
Place: 415 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1930 to circa 1939
The Coles building was constructed in 1906 of brick with reinforced concrete, for Henry Coles who had a music shop on the ground floor and leased the rest of the building. Descendants of the Coles family owned the building until c1970 when the Pa...
Creator: R E Clevely
Place: Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: March 1974
The Coles building was constructed in 1906 of brick with reinforced concrete, for Henry Coles who had a music shop on the ground floor and leased the rest of the building. Descendants of the Coles family owned the building until c1970 when the Pa...
Creator: R E Clevely
Place: Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: March 1974
W. Hunter ran an auctioneers, and was a land agent and grain, fruit and produce merchant. His business was situated next to the Club Hotel, near The Square. He was also the secretary of the NZ Farmers' Union c 1902.
Creator: Solomon Abrahams
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900
In the foreground is the Peeti Te Awe Awe statue. Behind can be seen the Club Hotel; Premier Drapery Company Ltd (PDC); Pegdens; Manawatu Oroua Electric Power Board and Foote Bros Drapery, on the Church Street side of The Square.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
Robert Embroiderers were established in Palmerston North in 1876. The adjoining building to the left was Medway printers who obtained there work through word of mouth never having to advertise.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Main Street?, Palmerston North
Date: August 12, 1970
A severe storm which crossed the North Island 2 February 1936 caused substantial damage in and around Palmerston North, one of the hardest hit towns. Houses lost roofs, chimneys were blown over, the grandstands of the A&P Association, the Awapuni ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 1936
Looking from a height across the statue of Peeti Te Awe Awe to eastern side of The Square. Watson Bros commenced in the early 1860s as the "Ready Money Store" which in turn was purchased by Joseph Nathan & Co Ltd. In succeeding years it became par...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: April 7, 1933
The Manawatu Daily Standard began business in Palmerston North in 1880. This, their second building, was erected next to the Council offices. It was demolished in 1963 to make way for a new Public Library.
Creator: Ernest R Whalley
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900 to circa 1901
This two-storey shop was situated in Main Street east, between the The Square and Princess Street, and was run by Fitzsimons & Cowling, who went out of business during the depression years. The building was later occupied by Manawatu Furnishers, b...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1928
The Manawatu Flour Mills were established in Palmerston North in 1878. The photograph was taken just prior to demolition. Briscoes were established as hardware merchants, and now operate as Briscoes Homeware in Cuba Street, near the corner of Rang...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: June 23, 1968
Len Gamble operating the Scheeler knitwear machine at the Manawatu Knitting Mill’s factory in Main Street, Palmerston North. The business was founded in 1888 by John Stubbs.
For more information on the Manawatū Knitting Mills, see White, Jill (20...
Creator: Manawatu Guardian
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: August 13, 1975
Winstone Plastics had previously operated in Porirua under the name Novoplast Ltd when the decision was made to transfer operations to Palmerston North. These new premises were opened by the Prime Minister R D Muldoon. Winstone Plastics employed 1...
Creator: Winstone Plastics
Place: Malden Street, Palmerston North
Date: May 30, 1976
Shown here is the upstairs show room of Fitzsimons & Cowling situated in Main Street east, between The Square and Princess Street. Fitzsimons & Cowling went out of business during the depression years. Bill Cowing is in the background wearing a bl...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1928
William Smith's brickyard stood on the eastern side of Alexandra Street (later Victoria Ave), Palmerston North, near the Church Street corner, on the site of what is now Tiraumea Place. This view shows the drying sheds, horse driven mixer and hors...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner of Church Street and Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: unknown
The Northern Building Society building was designed by D Taylor, and built by Bodell and Company in 1969. It is situated on the western side of the Square near the Plaza.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 12, 1969
"The Bon Marche" store situated on The Square around from Coleman Place was established in 1882. It was bought by C M Ross and C Sandford who sold a range of clothing, drapery, manchester and furnishings, c1883. In 1896 "The Bon Marche" was owned ...
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1893 to 1896
R W H Symington and Co. (N Z) Ltd first established themselves in New Zealand in 1934. Specialising in corsetry and underwear manufacturing, a small factory was built in Palmerston North in 1937, and the main "Libertyland " factory was completed a...
Creator: A Taylor
Place: Corner of Tremaine and Roy Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
Edward Whitehead, a Feilding farmer, established the 'Bible and Tract Depot' in Main Street, Palmerston North in 1900, so he could expand his business of printing Christian and leaflets and handbills. The windmill to the left drove the large press...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1902 to circa 1914