The Royal Arcade, 1922-2021 (Place)

SummaryBuilt by Swedish-born Karl Evald Johanson, it was one of Devonport Road’s early masonry commercial buildings. The two-level stripped Classical façade used plastered concrete blocks, rough-cast texture, pilasters, dentils, quoin-framed windows, raised lettering, and a street verandah. It housed shops below and offices or accommodation above. Demolished in 2021,SourcesCentral Tauranga Heritage Study : part two, April 2008 page 39-40Arabin, Shirley, Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 15-230McCauley, Debbie "The Royal Arcade (1922-2021)"Central Tauranga Heritage Study : part one, April 2008 page 55

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The Royal Arcade, 1922-2021 (Place)