Albert Street, looking south from Wellesley Street
mid-1880s (Burton Brothers) – 2026
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Historical image: Albert Street, Auckland, Dunedin, by Burton Brothers. Te Papa (C.011244)
In the 1880s Albert Street continued south to Cook Street from the Wellesley Street intersection seen here. The road was transformed into the curving modern Mayoral Drive in the 1970s and '80s.
The Salvation Army Barracks building seen at left in the Burton Brothers image was constructed in 1883-1884.
The words 'Muir & Moodie. Dunedin.' would have been added to the plate's inscription probably in the late 1890s, long after it was made, when Thomas Muir and George Moodie took over the Burton Brothers business.
Below, a couple of details from the Burton Brothers image.
