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Karori Roading - 1800 / 1900s

Main Road Karori

View of the Main Road circa 1909. Photograph taken from near Lancaster Street, looking south.
Picot's Store (left - sharp roof peak) demolished in 1979.
Brick butcher's shop demolished in 1982 and bricks used in Marsden School new entrance.
G S Cooper House on skyline now Innes House in Marsden School

Birdwood Street, Karori

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View of Birdwood Street 1929. Gully left centre is the present (1991) site of Appleton Park.

View of Birdwood Street c 1936. Formation of Appleton Park.

South Makara Hills,Karori

View of south Makara Hills, taken from near Karori Baths, June 1913.

Karori entrance looking towards north, end of reservoir valley bottom of pic.
Picture taken from what was to be future Waiapu Road

The valley behind the gap in the future road was later to be filled and formed Appleton Park. c 1890

Karori Main road looking west c 1895

The white building on the right is the future shopping mall site in the mid-20th century

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