This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Frank (Frances Leslie) Berry.

Taken from the Square, the image depicts the Kosy Theatre which opened in 1915, (a short history of which appears here:

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Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1916 to 1918

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of the Kosy Theatre, which opened in 1915 near the Post Office Building in The Square. Wartime footage and movies attracted audiences in its first years. The theatre c...

Creator:      Val Burr
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 18, 2025

Looking across The Square from the top of the C M Ross department store (now the Central Library) to the Chief Post Office on the corner of Main Street.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1939

This small photograph album belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph bears the caption, "View PN from Ross's Building". This photograph was shot from the top of Rosco's Department Store, now the City Library and Community Ser...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1928

Shows the recently constructed T & G building.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1937 to 1939

This photograph shows The Square around 1940. Note the railway line running down Main Street.

Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1940