The Harbourside restaurant and bar at the southern end of The Strand

Date16 August 2015Reference NumberPhoto 16-570DescriptionPhotograph of the Harbourside restaurant and bar at the southern end of The Strand from the railway bridge in Tauranga 2015. In 2015 retiree Rodney Giddens undertook to provide a photographic record of shop fronts from the roadside of Tauranga’s CBD. The same business in operation in this building in 2021. Since racing started on 17th March 1875, there have been annual regattas, racing and cruising on the Tauranga Harbour. On 20th October 1920, the inaugural meeting of the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club was held, nearly 100 members signed up for the first season. At this time the new railway bridge to Matapihi had been built. In October 1924 the club applied to the Harbour Board to build a clubhouse on the inside of the curve near where the railway bridge touched down. The clubhouse was built in 1933. There were strong fleets of P Class, Z’s and Idle Alongs racing from the start tower on the yacht club building, down the harbour and over to the Mount or up the harbour past Ōtūmoetai. In the 1950’s the second storey was added to the growing club, the downstairs area became dinghy lockers. By the early 70’s the Harbour Board had started to build the reclamation from sand taken out of the “Cutter Channel” and as they wanted to build a low-level bridge the club agreed to move to the proposed new Tauranga Marina. Building at Sulphur Point commenced in 1982.FormatDigitalPhotographer/CreatorGiddens, RodneySourcesvisual check from street 2021. Last edited by: Shirley Arabin

Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club - our heritage. Last edited by: Shirley Arabin

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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 16-570

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Part of Photograph SeriesThe Strand, Tauranga: Rodney Giddens Tauranga CBD and Mount Maunganui Series

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The Harbourside restaurant and bar at the southern end of The Strand

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