Argosy Studio (Argosy Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with...

Creator:      Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          November 25, 1975

This image from the Manawatu Times depicts a Leyland OPS3/1 nine or ten seater bus with New Zealand Motor Bodies (NZMB) B37D body. The bodywork has been rebuilt in this example, with rubberised windows and sliding vents, replacing the original win...

Creator:      'The Times', Palmerston North
Date:          1958

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine and was published in the July 1960 edition.

Caption: “Photorama recently had a look behind the scenes at the Transportation department and now shows you some of the things a Traffic Officer do...

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 1960

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine and was published in the July 1960 edition.

Caption: “Photorama recently had a look behind the scenes at the Transportation department and now shows you some of the things a Traffic Officer do...

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 1960

The I A and P building housed the Feilding branch of the Evening Standard newspaper on its ground floor from July 1980. The ground floor premises had previously been a gift and souvenir shop.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          59 Manchester Street, Feilding, Manawatu
Date:          July 17, 1980

Image from about mid 1950's, when Bridewell's Bakery operated from 729 Main Street, Terrace End. The bakery was a family owned business.

Shown on the left is Reginald (Reg) Bridewell, the original owner and Master Baker from London, born in Wiltsh...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

The Te Hapua to Wellington Youth March moving down Rangitikei Street towards The Square. The youth marchers were advocating better education, more jobs and political representation for youth. The marchers got their petition signed by the public ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          September 3, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 04 August 1961 "The first of its kind in Palmerston North, a mobile play centre van is being prepare to demonstrate play-centre work in the Central North Island. The van...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 4, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 June 1961 "Enjoying a brief break during their work of dosing the city dogs this morning at the strip in College Street, the three control officers - (from left) Mess...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 12, 1961

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 17 January, 1964. [Image of the Redpaths Mobile Showroom van.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1964-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Scaffolding is in place on The Square frontage of the new Library. The building was originally built in 1928 as the C M Ross Co Ltd department store.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1996

Taranaki Saving Bank building, 66 The Square, Palmerston North, stands on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. The building is 11 storeys high, and stands at 39 metres. A refurbishment is taking place on the Ground Floor, by Walla...

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          May 23, 2008

Looking across The Square to Arthur Barnett department store. This building was built for C M Ross Co Ltd in 1927-1928. In 1959 it was sold to Milne and Choyce, in 1966 to the D.I.C. which was bought out by Arthur Barnett in 1987. At a time of dec...

Creator:      Ian Matheson
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1993

Taken from the Public Library on the corner of The Square and Main Street, looking across to the Downtown multi-storey car park building that fronts Main Street. The Downtown retail and cinema complex opened in 1990, with its main entrance on Broa...

Creator:      Ian Matheson
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1993

The $1.5 million Palmerston North sports stadium, called Arena Manawatu, was officially opened by Prince Charles 2 April 1981. At the time it was the largest clear-span building in the country, seating 3,500. It was designed by consulting enginee...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          61 Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

Looking across part of The Square to PostBank in the former Post Office building. PostBank was the trading name of the Post Office Bank Ltd which was formed in 1987. PostBank was later on sold to ANZ with the PostBank brand being finally redund...

Creator:      Ian Matheson
Place:          Corner of Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1993

This photograh, taken from near the Grey Street intersection, shows the high rise buildings of the Royal Sun Alliance, State Insurance and Barraud and Abraham buildings, looking down to The Square.

Creator:      Ian Matheson
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 21, 1998

The Club Hotel was established in 1882, and this building which remains was just one of a number of structures that comprised, at some stage, the Club Hotel. It was designed by Ludolph Georg West and built in 1905, remaining as an hotel until 1975...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          November 3, 2010

The Club Hotel was on the corner of The Square and Church Street East. In 1976 the Consumers Co-op purchased the property to use it as temporary accommodation while their site was being redeveloped. In 1977 the right hand section of the Club Hotel...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 16, 1976

The house was designed by Reginald Thorrold Jaggard, and built in 1928 for Mrs H R Waldegrave. The house was a residence until 1984 when it was converted into commercial premises. 314 Church Street is listed in Category 4 of the New Zealand Histor...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          314 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

The original mobile library which started operating on 22 May 1967. The initial service visited various parts of the city except Roslyn which had its own Branch Library. The first timetable stopped at Hokowhitu, Manawatu Street, Melford, Highbury,...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1967

The CML 6-storey office building replaced the former CML building (built as the Clarendon Hotel) on the same site. The building now houses 'The Hub' accommodation block, with shops at ground level.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Rangitikei Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          July 28, 1978

The Longburn Meatworkers were protesting in The Square, Palmerston North at the lay-off of 60 beef slaughter-men and ancillary workers from the Longburn Works after only a three-month killing season.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 3, 1980

The ice cream factory of United Dairy Foods (NZ) Ltd was situated at the former dairy factory at Tokomaru. The factory produced New American ice cream and Manda ice cream. United Dairy Foods (NZ) Ltd bought the factory from the Manawatu Co-operati...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Tokomaru, Manawatu
Date:          September 16, 1981

Looking down Cuba Street to the Commercial Union Building on the corner of King and Rangitikei Streets. The eight-storey building was built in 1973 for $1,000,000 on the site of the old Hotel Imperial, by Commercial Union, an insurance business in...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of king and Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 1975

This photograph shows the intersection between The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. The multi-storied building on the left side is an apartment block. The red and white building is the Fisherman's Table restaurant.

Creator:      Graeme Liggins
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 2002

Refer Fitzherbert East Aokautere School and District 1889-1989, 9 34.

Creator:      Lynette Spencer
Place:          Aokautere, Palmerston North
Date:          1989

Lombard Street is one of the older streets of Palmerston North and an example of an early housing in Palmerston North.

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          15 Lombard Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

The Palmerston North Central Library is located at 4 The Square, Palmerston North. The building was originally constructed as a department store for C M Ross Company and operated as such until 1991. In the 1990s it was renovated as the new city li...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Date:          November 6, 2015

Manawatu Theatre Society stage crew created sets for the Little Shop of Horrors show in this shed. This was the first shed where building took place - the crew were forced to move location several times during set construction.

Creator:      John McDonald
Date:          1990