Kōrero: City planning

Bell Hill, Dunedin

Bell Hill, Dunedin

The grid plan was meant to impose instant order on the landscape, but sometimes the landscape resisted being ordered. Bell Hill in Dunedin was a steep obstacle for traffic along Princes St, so the hill was lowered to enable easier passage. Here workers using picks and shovels excavate the hill.

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Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
Reference: 1986/69/1

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Ben Schrader, 'City planning - Early settlement planning', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/25721/bell-hill-dunedin (accessed 19 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010, updated 26 Mar 2015