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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]
Number of Auckland stores Parent company ... Auckland [25] The Body Shop: Cosmetics store [26] Cosmetics ... 1880 on Queen Street, Auckland [269] Auckland CBD ...
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 ...
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]
By 1884, the street was an important route for horse-drawn trams travelling south to Ponsonby and Karangahape Road, as the steep southern portion of Queen Street was unsuitable for horses. By the early 20th century, Hobson Street had become a busy thoroughfare to reach the western suburbs of central Auckland, such as Ponsonby and Grey Lynn. [3]
Farmers closed its Queen Street, Auckland, store in rented premises in 2014 after ending a long-term lease. [19] In November 2015, the company opened a new store located on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets, formerly occupied by stationery retailer Whitcoulls, renovating it as a three-level Farmers department store. [20]
Queen Street, Britomart, Ponsonby Road, Karangahape Road, Newmarket and Parnell are major retail areas. Major markets include those held in Ōtara and Avondale on weekend mornings. A number of shopping centres are located in the middle- and outer-suburbs, with Westfield Newmarket, Sylvia Park, Botany Town Centre and Westfield Albany being the ...