This photograph comes from a set of images donated to the Ian Matheson City Archives during a competition in the 1950s. Many of the houses in the set are identified, but many are unknown.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          27 Elmira Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1950s

Number 39 Elmira Ave was originally the home of Rowland W Currin, an Engineer, and number 41 belonged to Louis J Plank, a Teacher. In the 1930’s they were numbered 29 and 31 respectively. Number 29 or 39 has since had its second storey rebuilt.

Creator:      Evening Post, Wellington
Place:          39 & 41 Elmira Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1935

Golden light streams through the trees in Elmira Avenue as the sun sets on the summer equinox.

Creator:      Elizabeth Gardner
Place:          Elmira Avenue, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          December 21, 2016