The building that housed The Premier Drapery Company was built 1929-1930. The store was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. In 1986 the PDC became part of the PDC Plaza. This was sold in 1988, and then later demolished.
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Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1956
The caption on the reverse reads: "The statue of Te Peeti te Awe Awe was erected in the Square in 1907 by Te Peeti's sister, Erenui, to face the rising sun. Te Peeti was the famous chieftain of the Rangitane tribe who fought as a loyalist in the L...
Creator:
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1980
Contents:
p. 3 Editorial / Russell Poole
p. 5 Serving the people: work and life at Palmerston North's premier department store / Simon Johnson
p. 17 Awapuni Medical Corps camp and 'the scourge' of 1918 / Leanne Croon Hickman
p. 29 The Methodi...
Creator: Manawatū Historic Journal Associates
Place: Manawatū
Date: 2019
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. A review of articles from the Manawatū Journal of History, Volume 15 (2019). The journal, published annually, contains articles on the history of the wider Manawatū are...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: August 31, 2019
![[Old P.D.C. Building] - Resource cover image](https://d28dhd8eubcyz4.cloudfront.net/iiif/2/curtis-production2-cache%2F1%2Fb%2Ff%2Fa7e89e-47de-4a27-9471-78c038e919f7%2Fresize_master_41b09554bb9f16ac8b1c5396c21b5d27.jpg/full/!440,512/0/default.jpg?sig=baa8dbf82fc0a873833678d2f1acbce25a54901d&ver=1628770505)
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 08 November 1960 "The old P.D.C. building which many of the old residents will remember. The firm was managed in those days by the late Mr. James Wallace."
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: November 8, 1960
Recorded: 13 April, 2018.
Interviewer: Simon Johnson
Abstract: Simon Johnson.
Transcription: Leanne Hickman
Interview with past employees of the PDC Department Store/Co-op – Brian Yaxley, Royden Williams, Barbara Woodward, Vern Lumley, Alan...
Creator: Simon Johnson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 13, 2018
Recorded: 13 April, 2018.
Interviewer: Simon Johnson
Abstract: Simon Johnson.
Transcription: Leanne Hickman
Interview with past employees of the PDC Department Store/Co-op – Brian Yaxley, Royden Williams, Barbara Woodward, Vern Lumley, Ala...
Creator: Simon Johnson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 13, 2018
Recorded: 13 April, 2018.
Interviewer: Simon Johnson
Abstract: Simon Johnson.
Transcription: Leanne Hickman
Interview with past employees of the PDC Department Store/Co-op – Brian Yaxley, Royden Williams, Barbara Woodward, Vern Lumley, Alan...
Creator: Simon Johnson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 13, 2018
Japan surrendered to the allies of World War II on 15 August. Immediately schools and businesses in Palmerston North were closed and celebrations, many informal, began. A thanksgiving service was held that afternoon, followed by a victory parade ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 16, 1945
In 1927 the business on this site became the Premier Drapery Co Ltd (PDC) and in 1929 the building was renovated and extended. In 1956 it was taken over by the Manawatu Co-Op Society and renamed the Premier Department Store, although was still kno...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner of Church Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1929 to 1930
W F Durwood and Co.'s 1907 business, on the Church Street side of The Square, Palmerston North, was reorganised as the Premier Drapery Company in 1915. This building was constructed 1929-1930. In 1956 the PDC was taken over by the Manawatu Co-Oper...
Creator: Snapshots Unlimited
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1937
W F Durwood and Co.'s 1907 business, on the Church Street side of The Square, Palmerston North, was reorganised as the Premier Drapery Company in 1915. This building was constructed 1929-1930. In 1956 the PDC was taken over by the Manawatu Co-Oper...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1937 to 1939
The original Premier Drapery Company building was first owned by Watchorn & Co and later bought by W.F. Durward. It was reorganised into the PDC in 1915 when it was purcahsed by James Wallace. In 1956, the company was taken over by the Manawatu C...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Linton Camp, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1940
These premises of the Premier Drapery Company were built 1929-1930. The store was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. In 1986 the PDC became part of the PDC Plaza. This was sold in 1988, and the PDC building demolished 1990.
Creator: Unknown
Place: 84 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
Recorded: April 20th, 2018. Interviewer: Simon Johnson Abstract: Simon Johnson. Interview with Colin Dyer, Assistant Manager, PDC - Part 1 of 2. 0.00 First job: Joined Woolworths, Hastings, in 1962 at 16 as trainee manager. Did well at school but ...
Creator: Simon Johnson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 20, 2018
Recorded: April 20th, 2018. Interviewer: Simon Johnson Abstract: Simon Johnson. Interview with Colin Dyer, Assistant Manager, PDC, Part 2 of 2. 0.00 Social events: ‘Nights where all staff involved.” Quiz show with prizes, also social sports teams ...
Creator: Simon Johnson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 20, 2018
Recorded: April 22nd, 2018.
Interviewer: Simon Johnson
Abstract: Simon Johnson.
Interview with Norma Angus, fabrics Buyer for the PDC, Part 2 of 3
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Who in other shops around town was in favour of Saturday trading? “I didn’t know of ...
Creator: Simon Johnson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 22, 2018
Recorded: April 22nd, 2018.
Interviewer: Simon Johnson
Abstract: Simon Johnson.
Interview with Norma Angus, fabrics Buyer for the PDC part 3 of 3
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Displays:
“Very important in fabrics.” Fabric department set slightly apart from main P...
Creator: Simon Johnson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 22, 2018
This photograph must have been taken before 1918 because Bennett's Booksellers moved to Broad Street at that date. However, it could not have been taken before 1915 because of the presence of the Premiere Drapery Company, which occupied the premis...
Creator:
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1915 to 1918
The white building on the corner of Main Street East and The Square is the Post Office (the clock tower was removed after an earthquake in 1941). Directly in front is the PDC (Premiere Drapery Company, now the Plaza).
Creator: Unknown
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
The Municipal Library on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and the Square, was purpose built in 1929, with shops on the street frontage and the library on the first floor. It remained there until 1965, when a new library was built on the corner of ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1963
Recorded: April 22nd, 2018.
Interviewer: Simon Johnson
Abstract: Simon Johnson.
Interview with Norma Angus, fabrics Buyer for the PDC, Part 1 of 3
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Had done some office work in school holidays for HERD TESTING in PN while at school. “T...
Creator: Simon Johnson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 22, 2018
In 1927 a previous business on this site became the Premier Drapery Co Ltd and in 1929 the building was renovated and extended. In 1956 the PDC was taken over the Manawatu Co-Op Society and renamed the Premier Department Store. Over the years neig...
Creator: Matt Ryan
Place: 84 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1988