Date5 February 2021Reference NumberPhoto 21-216DescriptionTaken from 107 Wharf Street in Tauranga, February 2021. Local retiree Rodney Giddens began an undertaking to provide a photographic record of shop fronts from the roadside of Tauranga's CBD in 2015 and 2016. Though initially interested in capturing Art Deco buildings, he ended up photographing other buildings as well.
These apartments stand on the site of a building designed by architect B Corlett (later Govt. architect in Rotorua) who built back to back flats with a central chimney. Owned by Mary Humphreys a well known photographer. She left it to her boarder R C Goulding who lived there for many years. At street level it appeared to be only one room wide. The new development was completed in 2020 and comprise four luxury apartments Seaview Lodge. FormatDigitalPhotographer/CreatorGiddens, RodneySourcesJustine Neal, Shirley Arabin & Geoff Willacy."Mary Humphries Aspects of her Interesting Life".inHistorical Review Bay of Plenty Journal of History edited by Fiona Kean. Whakatane: Whakatane & District Historical Society. Vol 63 Number 2.November 2015home page accessed 13/05/2021 » stewartconstructionbop.co.nz/recent-projects/wharf-street
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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Cultural/Ethical StatusNoaRestrictionsNo cultural/ethical restrictions apply. However, the copyright holder has assigned a Creative Commons license. CopyrightGiddens, RodneyCopyright Holder Contact Detailsemail: candr1981@gmail.comLicenseCC BY-NC 4.0AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 21-216