Former Forbes Garage, 1926-2020 (Place)

SummaryFormer Forbes Garage at 116 Willow Street, Tauranga, was built in 1926 for George Forbes & Co and G. Forbes and H. Cairns as a concrete motor garage. It served Tauranga’s early motor trade, with petrol bowsers on the south side, a Dodge dealership by 1928, and lubrication, workshop, paint and panel-beating areas. The street front had a truncated gabled façade, roughcast plaster centre and ashlar-imitation pilasters. Later used by Laurie Young Menswear.

Demolished in 2020.SourcesTAURANGA CBD HERITAGE STUDY DRAFT RECORD FORMPhotographic view of George Forbes & Co. Garage, Willow Street (Tauranga Heritage Collection 0188/15)Arabin, Shirley "116 Willow Street, Tauranga"

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Date Built1926Date Demolished2020

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Former Forbes Garage, 1926-2020 (Place)