The Square - northern side between Coleman Mall and Rangitikei Street
A view of Te Marae o Hine, The Square, showing shops including Michael Hill Jeweller and Hannahs
Creator: Matt Ryan
Date: 1988
A view of Te Marae o Hine, The Square, showing shops including Michael Hill Jeweller and Hannahs
Creator: Matt Ryan
Date: 1988
A view of Te Marae o Hine, The Square, showing Church Street between Fitzherbert Avenue and the Square Edge building. The Ideal Cakes building has since been demolished and the Farmers Mutual House, a multi-storey office block, now occupies this s...
Creator: Matt Ryan
Date: 1988
Tokomaru is situated on Highway 57, 11.3km north of Shannon and 19.3km south of Palmerston North. The woman is most likely the owner of the store.
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Date: October 1981
A view of the southwestern corner of Te Marae o Hine, The Square. Buildings, from left to right: J. R. Ross & Co, Hairdresser and Tobacconist; European Fruit Market; Whitehead Bros., Bakers & Confectioners; United Farmers Co-operative Association;...
Date: 1907 to 1910
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1960s to 1970s
Looking down Church Street East side of The Square, from near the corner of Fitzherbert Street (now Avenue). The businesses from right: J A Nash's store and commission agency (he was Mayor from 1908-1923); Hardy's Adelaide Wines, General Merchants...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1905
Creator: Reginald Thorrold-Jaggard
Date: 1928
A colour newspaper supplement, from the Manawatu Daily Times, put out by Ross and Sandford's 'Bon Marche' drapery store. Shows drawings of local Palmerston North businesses and scenes. The Bon Marche was the fore runner of the C M Ross department ...
Creator: Ross and Sandford
Date: circa 1896
This Co-op dairy was situated on the corner of Hayden and Vogel Street (8 Hayden Street). As can be seen in the images, the shop fronted onto Vogel Street, with a house attached at the back, fronting onto Hayden Street. At the time there were a la...
Creator: H Easterbrook-Smith, Karori, Wellington
Place: New Zealand
Date: 1960s
Looking down Coleman Place to George Street, showing businesses: Mayfair movie theatre); 2ZA (radio station); Hallensteins (now Youth Space); Midland Hotel; Harrisons (nurserymen); Fox Stationels (booksellers and newsagents); Cameo Florists
Creator: Gordon Koberstein
Place: Coleman Mall
Date: 1960s
George Street, west side.
The Child Bros Ltd General Carriers Palmerston North truck is seen in front of the Britannia Buildings, corner of George and Main Streets. Amongst the tennants in the buildings are H.S. Wycherley Saddlery, Moore Motors, ...
Creator: Elmar Studios
Place: George Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1950
Street view of the new shopping complex, built to replace the Britannia Buildings on the corner of George and Main Street. The photograph is taken from across the intersection by the new Palmerston North Civic Administration Building.
Creator: Jack Cottam
Place: Cnr. Main and George Streets, Palmerston North
Date: 197X
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 February, 1964. "Water seeped into many shops in the city's commercial area yesterday. Coleman Place (seen above) was one of the stretches worst hit. According to a t...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 August 1960 "A shop on the corner of Main and Andrew Young Streets has been removed to make room for the construction of a restaurant. Progress on the work is seen he...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Corner of Andrew Young and Main Street, Palmerston North
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th December 1965 "One of the established business houses in the city, Messrs. Millar and Giorgi in the Square, has recently undergone a complete transformation. From th...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: December 3, 1965
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th December 1965 "Millar & Giorgi's remodelled store will open on Monday. Business was the same as always during our remodelling" Mr. W.M. Millar the owner of Messrs. M...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: December 3, 1965
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. King Street showing Arlidge Brothers and Company (produce auctioneers). On the opposite side, Agnew Refrigeration Ltd, Dunlop New Zealand Ltd and Beechey and Underwood Ltd (office equipment specialists)...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1960
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Rail tracks were in Main Street from late 19th Century to 1964. The old track space here was used for angle parking even before the road was sealed.
Shops shown are Garners Department Store, Falks NZ ...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1964
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer.
Businesses seen here are on the left side of Rangitikei Street (from The Square) numbers 59 to 93. Manson and Barr Ltd, at number 59 were hardware merchants. In the same building General Machinery Co L...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1958
Palmerston North bus route 10, at 236 Albert Street.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 25, 1996
Proposed Palmerston North bus shelter outside Ready Hire, 301-305 Rangitikei Street.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 27, 1997
Proposed Palmerston North bus shelter outside Ready Hire, 301-305 Rangitikei Street.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 27, 1997
Proposed Palmerston North bus shelter outside Plumbing World, Rangitikei Street.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 27, 1997
Corner of George and Main Streets. The corner building is Moxies Cafe and is part of the City Library building. The Palmerston North City Council leases to businesses on the ground floor along George Street.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 2000
The Milson shopping centre includes Milson Warehouse, electoral office of Simon Power, MP for Rangitikei, and Four Square supermarket, among other shops.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 2000
The Milson shopping centre includes Milson Warehouse, electoral office of Simon Power, MP for Rangitikei, and Four Square supermarket, among other shops.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 2000
The three coaches in the picture are as follows: (left) The Apiti-Feilding Coach, (centre) The Waituna West-Feilding Coach, (right) The Rongotea-Feilding Coach (owned by A H Hobbs).
Creator: Unknown
Date: circa 1910
The PDC (Premier Department Company) was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. It was on the corner of The Square, where the Plaza is today.
These poems were written by Zeta Hope, a former employee of the department store, ab...
Creator: Zeta Hope
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1990s
Taken from the Square. The two-storey wooden Clarendon Hotel, erected in 1874, stood on the corner of Rangitikei Street. The proprietor in the 1880's was James Carroll. Other businesses shown include D Clifford, bootmaker and Rees Private Hotel wi...
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1882 to circa 1883
Compare with 2014N_Sq20_008572, taken in 1893. Possibly taken just before the construction of the two storey wooden building which housed Jubal Flemming's Hairdressing Salon (see 2014N_Sq20_008572). Buildings, from left: The Manawatu Farmer's Co-o...
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: The Square and Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1887