A view of Main Street from the Hopwood Clock Tower during the early 1960s.
The cleared construction site was to be used for Palmerston North's new 3-storey library on the corner of Main Street and The Square, opposite the Post Office. Constructio...
Creator: Ian Palmer
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa July 1963
A view of the public library and bus station on Main Street.
Creator: Colin Rush
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1990s
Image depicts Broadway, Main Street and Church Street bisected by Princess Street.
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Plann...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 196X
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1960s to 1970s
A line of shops on Main Street East, between Te Marae o Hine the Square and Princess Street. Occupied by: Hutchins Furniture Warehouse; Falks NZ Ltd; The Post Office Fish Shop; Opportunity Shop; The Rubber STamp Co. Ltd.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1950s
Built as a Public Hall in 1911 to mark the Coronation of George V, it served as such for the next 50 years. The hall was renovated and modernised in 1939 at a cost of £496. The Terrace End Development and Progressive Association held a concert on ...
Date: 1939
Built as a Public Hall in 1911 to mark the Coronation of George V, it served as such for the next 50 years. The hall was renovated and modernised in 1939. The Terrace End Development and Progressive Association held a concert on 6 December 1939, t...
Date: 1939
These buses are thought to be dual door, 31 seater New Zealand Motor Bodies (NZMB) 'Steelbilt' bodies built between 1945 and 1948. The photographer is unknown, but the image was likely taken on behalf of Omnibus Manager Reg Crutchley.
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1945 to 1948
This image was taken (but not used) by Frank Goldingham for Photorama pictorial magazine's August 1963 edition.
"A scene overlooking the Square in Palmerston North..."
Creator: Frank Goldingham
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 1963
A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson featuring the last train trip through Square, and the demolition of the station and yards over three years. Features some double exposure of Pipe bands and Marching scenes in a parade.
Total Leng...
Creator: Rod Matheson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1960s
A series of bill-stickers on the theme of decolonisation and environmental protectection efforts around the world, with a special focus on raising awareness of the Free Palestine Movement.
Creator: Huntara
Place: Main Street Palmerston North
Date: April 10, 2024
In 1927, the Railways Department installed an American designed rail crossing called a wig-wag on Main Street, opposite Millar Street. Whilst the loud bells prevented accidents, late trains caused disturbance for residents, and even more so when ...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 12, 2020
Intersection at the corner of Princess and Main Streets. The NAC (National Airways Corporation) building can be seen on the corner, looking West. The building was constructed in the late 1940s, and was completely modernised in 1976.
Creator: Stan Key - Motorcycle Training School
Place: Corner of Princess Street & Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1968
Intersection at the corner of Main and Albert Streets. The Elite Dairy can be seen on the far corner on the right, and the Waters Dairy on the near corner on the right. 108 Albert and 683 Main Streets respectively. The Elite Dairy building was use...
Creator: Stan Key - Motorcycle Training School
Place: Corner of Main & Albert Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1968
Emma Belk migrated to Feilding but lived in Palmerston North when she signed the suffrage petition in 1893
Creator: Margaret Tennant
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 23, 2018
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 September, 1959. "At present railway workers are relaying a portion of the Main Trunk line between Main Street East and Princess Street. They are laying 504ft a day....
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 17, 1959
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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 6 July, 1963. "The annual relay race of the Palmerston North Wesley Harriers got away to a good start this morning. The race, to be run in seven stages covered a distanc...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 6, 1963
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 5 September, 1959. "Members of the Manawatu representative hockey team which leaves the city today for Christchurch are seen gathering outside the Post Office. Manawatu...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date: September 5, 1959
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 June 1961 "Two life-like tigers caused considerable interest in Main Street when they were being unloaded from a truck. They are to be used for a window display. Byst...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: June 28, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27th January 1966 "The noted British traffic authority, Professor C. Buchanan, arrived in Palmerston North today to spend five hours in the city. Professor Buchanan, who...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: January 27, 1966
The view looking down Main Street towards the west, once the Railway line had been relocated to Tremaine Avenue. Coles building can be seen on one corner with the Commercial Hotel on the other. This site will become the location of the Palmerston ...
Creator: Jack Cottam
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 197X
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Rail tracks were in Main Street from late 19th Century to 1964. The old track space here was used for angle parking even before the road was sealed.
Shops shown are Garners Department Store, Falks NZ ...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1964
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The railway operated in Palmerston North from late 19th century to 1964. On the left the Old Railway Hotel can be seen. It was on the other side of the road from the railway station, on Main Street. In...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
This image of the corner of Main and Andrew Young streets is believed to date to 1937 and was taken by an Evening Post photographer.
Creator: Evening Post
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1937
Footage taken for a Massey University Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning urban design assignment. This drone flyover shows the 2022 state of the old post office block up to Downtown Shopping Centre, including the surrounding streetsca...
Creator: Alexander Robertson, for PNCC
Place:
Date: March 31, 2022
An aerial view of the bus station at the junction of Main Street and The Square.
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: June 2019
A view of the bus terminal on Main Street.
Creator: Colin Rush
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1989
A vintage car taking part in the city centennial celebrations makes its way down Main Street East.
Creator: John Cleland
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: February 1971
This photograph shows a train coming up to the corner of The Square and Main Street East. The photograph must have been taken before June 1963 as the buildings on this site were demolished that month to make way for the construction of a new libra...
Creator: Stan Turner
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1963
A drive-through COVID-19 Testing Centre on Main Street.
Creator: Palmerston North City Library
Place: 575 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: June 24, 2020