Looking south from Queen Street with Blackett's Building at centre
1880s (Burton Brothers studio) - 2021
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Historical image: [Queen Street, Auckland], New Zealand, by Burton Brothers studio. Te Papa (C.011234)
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The Victoria Arcade building, seen here at left, was completed in 1885. Blackett's Building, at centre, on the corner of Shortland Street, was completed in 1879. A fourth level was added in 1912.
Below: the Burton Brothers photographer made a couple of exposures of this scene. Click to toggle a transition between the two plates. The sun has moved appreciably between the two exposures, and an unseen hand has opened one of the windows of Blackett's building (leftmost second-storey window). The second plate is Te Papa number C.011210.
