Story: Inner-city living

Kitchen, Symonds St Flats

Kitchens in the Symonds St Flats were designed to maximise efficiency, and had modern electric ovens, clean lines and ample cupboard space.

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Philip Morrison and Ben Schrader, Inner-city living – City flats, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/23748/kitchen-symonds-st-flats (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Philip Morrison and Ben Schrader, published 6 April 2010.