A view of the southern side of Te Marae o Hine, The Square. The establishments shown in this photograph include including the PDC department store (Premier Drapery Company Ltd), Pegdens (furniture store), Manawatū Oroua Electric Power Board and Fo...

Creator:      Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date:          1946 to 1954

This image is from a series taken around 1957 that shows a view of The Square from the top of the Hopwood Clock Tower. This one shows the corner of Church Street East and The Square, including the PDC building and the Club Hotel.

Creator:      C H James
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1957

This photograph is one of four views of Church Street taken by Alf Taylor in the 1950s. It looks across the Square Gardens towards the PDC (Premiere Drapery Company). This site is now occupied by The Plaza Shopping Centre [2014]

Creator:      A Taylor
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

The corner of Church Street and The Square as seen from the Hopwood Clock Tower during the early 1960s.

Creator:      Ian Palmer
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Looking across The Square in Palmerston North, towards the Tararua Mountains. Includes the Clock Tower, constructed 1957, the War Memorial, constructed 1926 and the PDC near the corner of Church Street and The Square.

Creator:      Bruce Watt Photography
Place:          Clock Tower, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

This photographs was created as part of a series of eight photographs showin scenes of Palmerston North. Shown here is the PDC building in The Square, the Premiere Drapery Company was a successful business operating for many years in The Square.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1930s