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Main Street, Upper Hutt, January 1948 (L6)

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PhotographerLeo MorelDescriptionMain Street, Upper Hutt, northside, showing Keys Buildings. Shop frontages for the Dorothy Book Club, Tip Top Milk Bar and the Marigold Beauty Salon.
21/11/2005 Information supplied by Vin Benge, correcting earlier description: 'Tip Top Milk Bar owner Mr Goodwin. Dorothy Book Club owner Dorothy (Dorrie) Keys. Brother and sister. The man walking up the ladder is plumber Archie Potts.'
The Marigold Beauty Salon was run by Ida Goodwin (later Calvert), the niece of Dorothy Keys.
The car at left is a 1938 Chevrolet Coupe parked with the boot open which belonged to Mr Jim Goodwin.
Billy Goodwin, son of Jim Goodwin, is on the verandah roof.
20/4/07 Additional information supplied by Vin Benge from Yvonne McKain, nee Goodwin, daughter of Ethel & Jim Goodwin, October 2006. 'Built by Ethel Goodwin, nee Keys, wife of Jim Goodwin. Ethel's parents owned farm Oxford Cres area with slaughter house also owned Keys Butchery, meat supplied from farm. Jim Goodwin started 'Tip Top Milk Bar' in centre shop, later taken over by his son Bill. One of the first 'Tip Top Milk Bars' in the country. Dorothy Keys, Ethel's sister started the Dorothy Book Club lending library in the south end shop. Ida Keys, Ethel's sister, married Ron Stroud. Ida Calvert (nee Goodwin) daughter of Ethel & Jim Goodwin, sister of Yvonne Mrs McKain, sister of Bill Goodwin, started Marigold Beauty Salon women's hair dresser in north end shop.'
05/03/2009 Additional information from Yvonne McKain - Yvonne Goodwin Hall McKain, first husband was Edward Joseph Hall, railway engine driver and later a horticulturalist, second husband Douglad McKain, engineer for NZ Electricity Dept. William Richard Keys (Yvonne's Grandfather) had four daughters, one not mentioned was Hilda Keys who died earlier.

This image is identified as L6 in Vin Benge's oral history interview about the Leo Morel photos of Main Street.Date TakenJan. 1948Geotagnot specified

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SubjectCarsMilk BarsOral HistoryVin Benge Main Street oral history

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Series18/1 Morel Collection. Photographs of Main Street Upper Hutt c1949CollectionMorel, Leo (c1900-c1970)

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ReferenceP3-398-1573FormatBlack and white printSize215x164

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