Moorhouse Avenue aerial view

1950s

View taken from an aeroplane along Moorhouse Avenue near the railway tracks. Colombo Street is to the left with the railway station and the intersection with Manchester Street in the centre.

Creator: John Louis Abernethy

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

Contributor: Yvonne Dixon

Source: Entry in the 2020 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH20-130

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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