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Kōrero: Streets and lighting

Verandah signs, 1960s

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Verandah signs, 1960s

Businesses soon used the spaces beneath verandahs to advertise their wares. Brightly lit or neon signs enlivened streetscapes, especially at night, as in this 1960s photo of a Wellington street.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: O.006669

by Eric Lee-Johnson

Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Adrian Humphris, Streets and lighting – Street verandahs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/24494/verandah-signs-1960s (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Adrian Humphris, i tāngia i te 6 April 2010.