131 Queen Street

A DigitalNZ Story by Mari McKee

Art Deco, Department Store, Queen Street

Image: Drawings of buildings in Queen Street west side and Greys Avenue...1887

Drawings of buildings in Queen Street west side and Greys Avenue...1887

Auckland Libraries

Image: Showing four Milne and Choyce buildings 1944

Showing four Milne and Choyce buildings 1944

Auckland Libraries

Image: Old Auckland: Queen Street, Milne and Choyce, and the Herald Office

Old Auckland: Queen Street, Milne and Choyce, and the Herald Office

Auckland Libraries

Image: Photo from Souvenir Menu. Milne & Choyce Tearoom.

Photo from Souvenir Menu. Milne & Choyce Tearoom.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Milne & Choyce Ltd., 131 Queen St.

Milne & Choyce Ltd., 131 Queen St.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [Facade, Milne & Choyce building]

[Facade, Milne & Choyce building]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: No's 125-131 Queen Street.

No's 125-131 Queen Street.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Milne & Choyce

Milne & Choyce

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [Christmas decorations at Milne & Choyce]

[Christmas decorations at Milne & Choyce]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Milne and Choyce window display

Milne and Choyce window display

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Milne and Choyce Showroom staff

Milne and Choyce Showroom staff

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Milne & Choyce

Milne & Choyce

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Model Milne and Choyce Building

Model Milne and Choyce Building

MOTAT

Image: Milne and Choyce, Queen Street at night, 1962

Milne and Choyce, Queen Street at night, 1962

Auckland Libraries

Image: Centrecourt building, formerly Milne and Choyce, in Queen Street, Auckland

Centrecourt building, formerly Milne and Choyce, in Queen Street, Auckland

Auckland Libraries

Image: Newspaper article of sale of Milne and Choyce department store to the D.I.C

Newspaper article of sale of Milne and Choyce department store to the D.I.C

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Aerial view of Auckland Central showing Queen Street, Quay Street, Customs Street...for Milne and Choyce 1944

Aerial view of Auckland Central showing Queen Street, Quay Street, Customs Street...for Milne and Choyce 1944

Auckland Libraries

Image: [Department store interior]

[Department store interior]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [Dr Silvia Lowrie, beautician, demonstrating Helena Rubinstein's Beauty Through Science programme]

[Dr Silvia Lowrie, beautician, demonstrating Helena Rubinstein's Beauty Through Science programme]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [Shop floor]

[Shop floor]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Town

Town

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1963

Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1963

Auckland Libraries

Image: Looking north showing the west side of Queen Street...1928

Looking north showing the west side of Queen Street...1928

Auckland Libraries

Image: NZ Insurance Company, Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1918

NZ Insurance Company, Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1918

Auckland Libraries

Image: Auckland Central area study

Auckland Central area study

Auckland Libraries

Image: Milne, Mary Jane

Milne, Mary Jane

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Māori Auckland map, detail

Māori Auckland map, detail

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Mills Lane, Auckland

Mills Lane, Auckland

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Milne and Choyce's new building in Queen Street, central Auckland

Milne and Choyce's new building in Queen Street, central Auckland

Auckland Libraries

Image: Mills Lane, c1973

Mills Lane, c1973

Auckland Libraries

Image: Mills Lane, Auckland Central, 1963

Mills Lane, Auckland Central, 1963

Auckland Libraries

Image: Mills Lane, Auckland Central, 1963

Mills Lane, Auckland Central, 1963

Auckland Libraries

Image: Map of Central Auckland

Map of Central Auckland

Auckland Libraries

Image: Ligar Canal, Auckland, 1860s

Ligar Canal, Auckland, 1860s

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Photo from Souvenir Menu. Milne & Choyce Tearoom.

Photo from Souvenir Menu. Milne & Choyce Tearoom.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Photo from Souvenir Menu. Milne & Choyce Tearoom.

Photo from Souvenir Menu. Milne & Choyce Tearoom.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Milne & Choyce Ltd, Queen Street

Milne & Choyce Ltd, Queen Street

Auckland Libraries

Image: [Dr Silvia Lowrie, beautician, demonstrating Helena Rubinstein's, Beauty Through Science programme at Milne & Choyce deaprtment store]

[Dr Silvia Lowrie, beautician, demonstrating Helena Rubinstein's, Beauty Through Science programme at Milne & Choyce deaprtment store]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Milne and Choyce Limited barbers shop

Milne and Choyce Limited barbers shop

Auckland Libraries

Image: Interior of Milne and Choyce Department Store Barber Shop

Interior of Milne and Choyce Department Store Barber Shop

Auckland Libraries

Image: Lower Queen Street, Auckland

Lower Queen Street, Auckland

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [Window display, Milne & Choyce]

[Window display, Milne & Choyce]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Whites and Stars Exhibition at Milne and Choyce Building, Auckland

Whites and Stars Exhibition at Milne and Choyce Building, Auckland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Brenners Contemporary Design Centre, Vulcan Lane]

[Brenners Contemporary Design Centre, Vulcan Lane]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Looking south along west side of Queen Street from Swanson Street to Victoria Street...1927

Looking south along west side of Queen Street from Swanson Street to Victoria Street...1927

Auckland Libraries

Image: Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1946-1951

Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1946-1951

Auckland Libraries

Image: West side of Queen Street...

West side of Queen Street...

Auckland Libraries

Image: Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1963

Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1963

Auckland Libraries

Image: Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1963

Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1963

Auckland Libraries

Image: Looking south up Queen Street, showing the...

Looking south up Queen Street, showing the...

Auckland Libraries

Image: Queen Street, Auckland Central, 2011

Queen Street, Auckland Central, 2011

Auckland Libraries

Image: Swanson Street from Victoria Arcade

Swanson Street from Victoria Arcade

Auckland Libraries

Image: Central Auckland viewed from the Ferry Building Tower, 1927

Central Auckland viewed from the Ferry Building Tower, 1927

Auckland Libraries

Image: Queen Street and Customs Street, 1924

Queen Street and Customs Street, 1924

Auckland Libraries

Image: Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1927

Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1927

Auckland Libraries

Image: Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1925

Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1925

Auckland Libraries

Image: Central Auckland viewed from the Ferry Building Tower, 1927

Central Auckland viewed from the Ferry Building Tower, 1927

Auckland Libraries

Image: Milne and Choyce, Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1913

Milne and Choyce, Queen Street, Auckland Central, 1913

Auckland Libraries