This postcard from the early 1900s gives a clear view of The Square. Some of the visible features are the band rotunda (built 1907, domed structure on left), the Lakelet (opened 1909, foreground), the Te Awe Awe statue at right(erected 1907) and t...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

This view of The Square was probably taken from the top of the Grand Hotel. Some of the visible landmarks are The Lakelet, the cannons, the band rotunda, the observatory and the Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1911 to 1918

This postcard shows the lakelet and cannon in one quadrant of the Square. Two cannons, surplus to Defence Department requirements, were acquired by the City Council and displayed in the Square from 1909-1939. The Lakelet was built in 1909 by the B...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1915

The rose gardens in The Square were laid in the early 1900s. Also shown in this photograph are the Statue of Te Peeti Te Awe Awe (built 1907) and to the left of that the old Post Office. This was Palmerston North's fourth Post Office and was built...

Creator:      H Billens and Co.
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1915

This postcard is of The Square - Main Street is shown running through the middle of the image. Prominent features of this postcard are the band rotunda and the old Post Office. The original, smaller, structure was built 1899 and moved to the Victo...

Creator:      Muir and Moodie
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1909

[1] JH Wiltshire, clothier and mercer; [2] Hotter Brothers, grocers; [3] Ladies' Model Store (LMS). Butter and Englebretson, Drapers; [4]"The Don", Millar and Giorgi, men's outfitters (established 1902); [5] The United Farmers Co-Operative Associa...

Creator:      Crown Studios [?]
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1907

This photograph looks out over The Square towards the old Post Office. The small structure behind the line of carts and carriages is a taxi stand. The street that bisects the photograph horizontally is Rangitikei Street, which used to run in to Th...

Creator:      John Halford Perrin
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          unknown date to 1908

The lakelet was the main feature of the last quadrant of The Square to be developed by the Beautifying Society. James Nash, Mayor of Palmerston North at the time, opened the Lakelet before a crowd on October 27 1909. The Lakelet is shaped as a but...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1909 to circa 1910

This postcard looks from The Lakelet towards the south-east section of The Square, between the corners of Main Street East and Fitzherbert Avenue.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          circa 1915