The Hotel Midland operated in Coleman Place from 1928–1965. It was demolished in October 1965, as it was deemed structurally unsound and not able to be economically converted for commercial use. The building was constructed in 1914 as the Everybod...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Coleman Mall, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1965

The advertisement for The Million Dollar Mystery indicates that this photograph was taken during 1915-1916 as those were the years this 23 part serial ran at Everybody's Theatre. Everybody's Picture Theatre was built in 1913 by Arthur Hopwood...

Creator:      E G Child [?]
Place:          Coleman Place Palmerston North
Date:          1915 to 1916

The Everybody's Picture Theatre was built in 1913 for Arthur Hopwood who leased the land. It was remodelled as the “Hotel Midland” in 1928, which operated under the license from the Occidental Hotel which burnt down in 1927. Much of the Hotel was ...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1928

This postcard looks from Broad Street (now Broadway Avenue) through The Square towards Coleman Place (now Coleman Mall). In the foreground, on the corners of Rangitikei Street and The Square, are the Piccadilly Tea Rooms and the Clarendon Hotel.

Creator:      Tanner Bros
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1921

This photograph shows cars and pedestrians on Coleman Mall (then Coleman Place). The Palace Theatre was built in 1915 on the site formally occupied by the Manawatu Stables. The first talking pictures to be shown in Palmerston North opened here in ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Coleman Mall, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920

This postcard shows Coleman Place from 1923. There are several interesting things to note in this image. The Everybody's Picture Theatre (with the domed roof) was built in 1913 for Arthur Hopwood who leased the land. It was remodelled as the “Hote...

Creator:      

Date:          circa 1923

This postcard shows The Square from the corner of Rangitikei Street to Coleman Place.

Creator:      Frank Duncan and Co., Auckland

Date:          circa 1923

This postcard shows Coleman Place from 1923. There are several interesting things to note in this image. The Everybody's Picture Theatre (with the domed roof) was built in 1913 for Arthur Hopwood who leased the land. It was remodelled as the “Hote...

Creator:      Tanner Bros Ltd

Date:          circa 1923