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The statistical areas of Queen Street, which encompasses a full block either side of Queen Street north of Wellesley Street, and Queen Street South West, which includes the area west of Queen Street to Vincent Street and Pitt Street south of Wellesley Street, cover 0.40 km 2 (0.15 sq mi) [2] and had an estimated population of 4,910 as of June 2024, [3] with a population density of 12,275 ...
The Queen Street and Wellesley Street West facades of the Queen Street store in the Auckland CBD. One of the oldest surviving retail businesses in New Zealand, it was established in 1880 by Ulster-born Marianne Smith as a drapers and millinery shop, [2] [3] and is the oldest-surviving department store in Auckland. [4]
In 1887, as New Zealand was entering a depression, the store hosted a spring fashion parade; one of the first in Auckland. [4] In 1901 the company was made public, and became Milne & Choyce Ltd. Henry Choyce was the managing director of the company. [4] [7] The store moved again in 1908, this time to 131-141 Queen Street. [4]
Name Retail format Main products Number of stores Number of Auckland stores Parent company Founded Head office 2degrees: Electronics store [1]: Mobile phones [1]: 56 [1]: 20 [1] ...
Commercial Bay Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand. It is situated at 11–19 Customs Street West between Lower Albert Street and the Britomart Transport Centre, and opened in 2020. The centre replaced a precinct that was known as Downtown Shopping Centre, formerly Westfield Downtown.
Shortland Street tended to be the location of the more important businesses and most of the 'luxury' shops of the mid 19th century. The 1850s onwards saw an increasing number of businesses, and especially retail, locating further south along Queen Street, which still to this day forms the 'spine' of the area. [citation needed]
The Dilworth Building is a heritage mixed-use (residential apartments and shops on the ground floor) building at the corner of Customs Street and Queen Street in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand. The building by William Gummer & Reginald Ford [ 1 ] was constructed between 1925 and 1927, and is listed as a Category I Historic building by Heritage ...
The street was an important centre for trade in Auckland in the early 20th century due to its proximity to the Auckland waterfront and the railway station. Customs Street had a mix of warehouses, commercial offices of shipping companies found on the north, with shops and businesses found to the south. [4]