Story: Inner-city living

All images and media

From page 1 - Early inner-city living and its decline

Merchants’ homes

Merchants’ homes

Slum-like living

Slum-like living

Boarding house

Boarding house

Wellington YMCA hostel

Wellington YMCA hostel (1st of 2)

Note to Nell

Note to Nell (2nd of 2)

Flatting

Flatting

From page 2 - City flats

Braemar flats under construction

Braemar flats under construction

Courtville

Courtville

St Elmo Courts

St Elmo Courts (1st of 2)

St Elmo Courts floor plan

St Elmo Courts floor plan (2nd of 2)

Symonds St Flats

Symonds St Flats (1st of 3)

Living room, Symonds St Flats

Living room, Symonds St Flats (2nd of 3)

Kitchen, Symonds St Flats

Kitchen, Symonds St Flats (3rd of 3)

Decrepit dwelling

Decrepit dwelling

From page 3 - Inner-city revival

Office conversion

Office conversion

School conversion

School conversion

A second home

A second home

Cuba St transformation

Cuba St transformation

From page 4 - Inner-city people

Advertising apartments

Advertising apartments

Inner-city populations, 1911–2006

Inner-city populations, 1911–2006

Age of apartment dwellers, 2001

Age of apartment dwellers, 2001

Central-city attractions

Central-city attractions

Percentage of dwellings rented

Percentage of dwellings rented

How to cite this page:

Philip Morrison and Ben Schrader, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/inner-city-living/media (accessed 2 April 2023)

Story by Philip Morrison and Ben Schrader, published 11 Mar 2010