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Main Street, south side; No. 218-228; Te Omanga Hospice shop.
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PhotographerDon McLeod
DescriptionFormerly, a series of restaurants, including the Rembrandt (September 1979), the October 1981 Bombay Bicycle Bar and Bistro (No. 228, at left) and Marlowe's from June 1993; they closed on May 29, 1999 after moving to the corner of Fergusson Drive and Princes Street..
Left to right, probable numbers
228-226, Hospice shop; moved to Queen Street in 2018 ('Leader', July 4)
224; upstairs in Unit 5 was Armstrongs Gym from April 1984, and Karcher agents Kleantech Ltd from August 1991.
222; vacant.
218 (220?), right; Go Cake Yourself; later opposite Upper Hutt Station; they closed in May 2016, while they were refurbished. Owner Anna Schouten was pictured in the July 27, 2016 'Dominion Post' with a two-layer chocolate cake topped with a model of the National Museum/Te Papa; it would be displayed at the New Zealand Chocolate Festival in August.
218; One Sushi, 2016.
Council Solutions, their successors in No. 218, has since closed.
224 had been occupied by Huntech, whose core business was manufacturing outdoor sportswear for tramping, hunting, and fishing. Steve Ritchie had started the business in 1989. A picture and article in the March 3, 2004 'Leader' gave this information, and also covered a new digital printer, bought to produce camouflage-pattern cloth; their sales manager, Phil Whitelaw, ran the Kahu Designs side, which produced large banners, including a 20-metre-high backdrop for the 'Lord of the Rings' premiere. The business had closed by mid-2012.Date Taken25th December 2012
DescriptionFormerly, a series of restaurants, including the Rembrandt (September 1979), the October 1981 Bombay Bicycle Bar and Bistro (No. 228, at left) and Marlowe's from June 1993; they closed on May 29, 1999 after moving to the corner of Fergusson Drive and Princes Street..Left to right, probable numbers
228-226, Hospice shop; moved to Queen Street in 2018 ('Leader', July 4)
224; upstairs in Unit 5 was Armstrongs Gym from April 1984, and Karcher agents Kleantech Ltd from August 1991.
222; vacant.
218 (220?), right; Go Cake Yourself; later opposite Upper Hutt Station; they closed in May 2016, while they were refurbished. Owner Anna Schouten was pictured in the July 27, 2016 'Dominion Post' with a two-layer chocolate cake topped with a model of the National Museum/Te Papa; it would be displayed at the New Zealand Chocolate Festival in August.
218; One Sushi, 2016.
Council Solutions, their successors in No. 218, has since closed.
224 had been occupied by Huntech, whose core business was manufacturing outdoor sportswear for tramping, hunting, and fishing. Steve Ritchie had started the business in 1989. A picture and article in the March 3, 2004 'Leader' gave this information, and also covered a new digital printer, bought to produce camouflage-pattern cloth; their sales manager, Phil Whitelaw, ran the Kahu Designs side, which produced large banners, including a 20-metre-high backdrop for the 'Lord of the Rings' premiere. The business had closed by mid-2012.
Date Taken25th December 2012Part of
CollectionStreetscapes, Christmas 2012
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