A Selection of Views of Palmerston North. Printed and Published by Spencer & Stevenson, Auckland for WM Park [William Park], Palmerston North.

Creator:      William Park
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1890s

The Nash Buildings were erected in George Street in 1927 - at this point they housed a number of millinery and clothing shops. The photograph, taken from the third-story of the C M Ross Department Store (whose site stretched from The Square to Geo...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1938

This photograph must have been taken between 1896 (when Bunting Photographic Studio existed in The Square) and 1900 (when Arthur Hopwood started his hardware business beside Millers Beehive). There is an interesting street scene taking place with ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1898

This postcard looks towards the section of The Square between Main Street West and Coleman Mall. The base of the fountain that once stood in that section of The Square is just visible in front of the Bon Marche.

Creator:      Aldersley Series
Date:          circa 1910

A colourised postcard of The Square was taken after 1902, when the statue of Te Peeti Te Awe Awe was constructed, but before 1907, when the small Rotunda was shifted to the Victoria Esplanade Gardens.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1902 to 1907

This postcard shows Coleman Place from 1923. There are several interesting things to note in this image. The Everybody's Picture Theatre (with the domed roof) was built in 1913 for Arthur Hopwood who leased the land. It was remodelled as the “Hote...

Creator:      
Date:          circa 1923

This postcard shows The Square from the corner of Rangitikei Street to Coleman Place.

Creator:      Frank Duncan and Co., Auckland
Date:          circa 1923

This postcard shows The Square as it was in 1912 and looks towards the section of The Square between Coleman Mall and Rangitikei Street. The base of the fountain that once stood in that section of The Square is just visible in front of the Bon Mar...

Creator:      Charles Allen
Date:          circa 1910

This postcard shows Coleman Place from 1923. There are several interesting things to note in this image. The Everybody's Picture Theatre (with the domed roof) was built in 1913 for Arthur Hopwood who leased the land. It was remodelled as the “Hote...

Creator:      Tanner Bros Ltd
Date:          circa 1923