Shabby and Shambling: Decadent Housing in Greys Avenue

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Shabby and Shambling: Decadent Housing in Greys Avenue

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Architectural History Aotearoa

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In the early part of the twentieth century, Auckland's Grey Street, as Greys Avenue was known until 1927, was home to a Chinese community, and was associated with opium smoking and prostitution, and regarded by some as a "slum." In 1941, with financial support from Auckland City, the Labour government embarked upon a scheme of "slum clearance" in the area. Initially, the government hoped to acquire and clear both sides of Greys Avenue. Housing Division architects prepared a vast scheme for th...

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2008-10-31

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Gatley, Julia

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https://doi.org/10.26686/aha.v5i0.6764

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