Demolition of Abattoir, Maxwells Line

Description

The abattoir was built in 1906. The brick boiler house, chimney, boiling down house, and the concrete water tower of the Palmerston North City Council owned abattoir were the last structures to be brought down, by explosives. The demolition attracted a crowd of spectators, including a camera crew from the National Film Unit. The land was subsequently subdivided for housing in the rapidly growing Awapuni area of Palmerston North.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Bc 448

Date

June 19, 1969

Digitisation id

2009P_Bc448_BUI_2538

Held in

Coolstore