Rubbish Destructor (Auckland) Traditional Cache
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Rubbish Destructor (Auckland)
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This cache is another in the Auckland City Historic Buildings series. Easy access for business travellers and locals working in the CBD. Most "Suit-able". Some serious muggles at certain times. Shopping hours and 7 day/week.
Please replace the cache exactly as you found it.
From rubbish destructor to shopping experience
Freemans Bay in Auckland was one of the first areas in the country to be settled when Captain William Hobson bought 3000 acres of land from local Maori. A thriving industrial and residential settlement soon developed. The completion of the destructor In 1905 after 7 months of construction, Auckland city's rubbish destructor was finished, the final brick being laid by the Mayor who was hauled up the 125-foot chimney in a bosun's chair to complete the structure. Soon after plans were put in place to use the heat generated from the furnaces of the destructor to make electricity and power. In a few short years, more efficient ways of generating power were developed and the buildings that housed the power plant were turned over to other businesses such as painters, carpenters, coachbuilders and a
blacksmith.
In 1915 twin stable buildings were erected with accommodation for the 90 workhorses which were needed to pull the waste and rubbish carts to the destructor and in 1918 city depot buildings along the front of Victoria Street were built. Many of the old fittings from these
structures can still be found if you take the time to explore. The destructor continued to operate throughout most of the first half of the century, but in the late 1940's it could no longer keep apace with demands of the fast growing city and this along with the need for major repair work, eventually forced its closure. A new use for the site From 1972, the destructor slowly fell into a state of disrepair and while the Auckland City Council continued to operate their roadside garbage collection from the location until 1981, a new life for the site was needed.
Victoria Park Market has given the saved and restored buildings a new purpose. The shopping complex you will find here continues to enjoy the ambience provided by the history of the site, while offering a unique New Zealand experience that continues to develop as a place to be enjoyed in the present.
Celebrity walk
The Celebrity Walk of Fame was opened by Sir Robert Muldoon on July 12 1984. Originally it was the old horse ramp that leads between the Stable buildings and the courtyard. Since its opening many outstanding New Zealanders have been honoured by placing their hands, feet, or a combination of
both, in cement. Some of the famous personalities and sportsmen and women have been Sir Edmund Hillary, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Billy T James, Sir Robert Muldoon, John Walker, Rachel Hunter, David McPhail and Jon Gadsby to name but a few. Their imprints attract visitors who can't resist comparing their own hand and footprints with these great New Zealanders.
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