This shot of Broad Street (now Broadway Avenue) looks toward The Square. It must have been taken before 1929 because of the presence of both the Post Office Hotel and C Smith Ltd - the former burnt down that year and the latter was purchased and r...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1920s

The Railway Station moved from the centre of The Square to Main Street in 1890. The photograph is taken looking down Main Street - away from The Square. The photograph shows passengers, trains and lines and sidings at the station. The postcard rea...

Creator:      Muir and Moodie
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1904

This two storied Hotel contained twenty rooms. It had two sitting rooms, a commercial room, and dining room on the Ground Floor, and a sitting room, ten bedrooms and bathrooms on the First Floor. The proprietor was G Gray.

Creator:      R.O. Hornblow, Foxton
Place:          Foxton, Manawatu
Date:          circa 1905 to circa 1906

A 'Commercial Hotel' has operated on this site from 1881-1986. In 1902 this hotel replaced the original 'Commercial' which was burnt down in 1900. In 1903 it was leased to the Childs family. Shops and businesses also operated out of the Ground Flo...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1934 to 1935