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1920 The
churches also continued to thrive in this densely populated
and vital urban zone. Karangahape Road was stamping itself permanently
in the collective psyche of Auckland society as a significant
and diverse urban area. The "idea" of Karangahape
Road as a concept as an atmosphere and as a style was being
forged. This was reinforced in the mid 1920's by the direct
pedestrian link with downtown Auckland through St Kevin's Arcade
and the tree-lined avenue of Meyer's Park.The 1920's saw a rise in private ownership of cars. This resulted in the slow decrease in the perceived importance of Karangahape Road. I now became a means to the end of home, merely a through way rather than a forced terminus. The more affluent people who owned the cars and who had supported Karangahape Road's retail industry now spent locally in their suburbs; such as the retails of Remuera, Mt Eden and Mt Albert. 1920 The facade of Rendells department store is doubled in size. The extension [ to the left ] duplicates the original façade [ there is a slight difference in the colour of the bricks. ] The building is surmounted by a cupola that is later dismantled possibly after the Napier Earthquake. 1920 Painted safety zones are established to safeguard passengers entering & alighting from Tramcars. 1920s The Empress Cinema opens at 11 Great North Rd [ near the intersection with Newton-Ponsonby & K’rds ]. It is late renamed the Avon. After closing in the 1960s it is used by the Auckland Irish Society as their meeting hall [ extant] Early 1920s Pitt & Symonds Sts are resurfaced in concrete. This concrete construction with the central part where the tramlines run being laid in asphalt becomes standard for many Auckland roads. 1920-21 St Keven’s house is demolished and the developers build St.Kevins Arcade on the site. 1921 The Temperate house of the Domain Wintergardens is built, however this uses up most of the profits from the Auckland Exhibition. A Public subscription drive is initiated to complete the Wintergardens complex. 1922 May 22. NZ’s first mechanical traffic control mechanisms are installed at the intersections of Queen & Wellesley Sts and K’rd & Pitt St. These consist of movable red & white painted Stop & Go signs atop a twelve ft high pole standing in the middle of the intersection. It is worked manually by a Constable on duty. [8am-6pm on weekdays] The use of these items is abandoned on November 1 1926. 1922 October 1. A new Bylaw attempts to ease footpath congestion by requiring people to keep to the left on the city’s footpaths. To help them a white line is painted down the middle of each pavement. These will continue in use until the early 60s. 1922 Raised concrete safety zones replace the earlier painted ones. Within in days of the first ones being installed motorists crash into them and unsuccessfully demand compensation. These raised platforms will remain in place until the dismantling of the tram system in the mid 1950s 1922 |
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