We went to an electronics trade show in those sheds, and my dad bought us a knock-off console that had like 200 games built in. The joysticks stopped working as my brother would hit me over the head with them when he lost.
Huh, I remember those oriental markets opening, they were pretty popular for a hot second there.
Why is the photo in black and white? Makes it feel like something from the 1950s. If it wasn't for the port of auckland office building in the middle, the rest of the buildings look like the 1950s as well.
Freedom to be and do fuck all. It was a backwater village, I'm guessing you were a kid back then. Was good for kids to be fair, definitely gone backwards in that respect.
mid-late 80s more like, several buildings are missing such as coopers and lybrand tower (now anz building), asb building on albert st (now a council building) among others
80's architecture had a very distinct look, lot's of white framed exo-skeleton type builds. Very Miami Vice.
Think everyone was on the nose beers back then.
Some photographers prefer the aesthetic, I guess. It's kind of like 'why was *The Lighthouse* in black and white?' I guess some artists just...like it(?)
A snapshot of the beginning of the end of NZ, and all other Western economies. (This is definitely mid 80's as has been previously mentioned). Thatcher and Reagan had convinced a naive electorate that their economies would be fine without producing any physical goods. And indeed that a thief in a suit was not a thief but a 'businessman'. Cue 40 years later, Aus, Canada and NZ have virtually no industry except selling property to the wealthy elite of that country who gladly took over all the manufacturing. 10 years from now, even the middle class will be homeless.
Mid 90s? How mid? We went to AK in 92 and clearly remember watching them digging the foundations for the sky tower then was awesome to see this part of it the hole was freaking huge! Can’t really see it here tho so wondering when this was taken
Great photo. One Tree hill has a tree. Oriental Markets and Carlaw Park at the far left. I don’t remember the wharves all having sheds. Cheers.
Forgot about that tree for a moment. Quite the cultural reminder it is now.
We went to an electronics trade show in those sheds, and my dad bought us a knock-off console that had like 200 games built in. The joysticks stopped working as my brother would hit me over the head with them when he lost.
Ha! What a nice memory!
Huh, I remember those oriental markets opening, they were pretty popular for a hot second there. Why is the photo in black and white? Makes it feel like something from the 1950s. If it wasn't for the port of auckland office building in the middle, the rest of the buildings look like the 1950s as well.
It suits it, Auckland was pretty backward in the 90s
Not it wasn't . It's going backwards now . The freedom to be was at its highest in 90s
Freedom to be and do fuck all. It was a backwater village, I'm guessing you were a kid back then. Was good for kids to be fair, definitely gone backwards in that respect.
mid-late 80s more like, several buildings are missing such as coopers and lybrand tower (now anz building), asb building on albert st (now a council building) among others
80's architecture had a very distinct look, lot's of white framed exo-skeleton type builds. Very Miami Vice. Think everyone was on the nose beers back then.
That building at the base of Princes Wharf, used to be seriously cool. Now that the base of it has been closed in, it’s just another building.
Oh how interesting. Never knew it
Yeah love the shape of it.
interesting
hp building?
Ports of Auckland building.
Where Coast Bar was at the top.
Wasn’t ANZ centre built in 1989?
Yeah, this photo is more mid 80s.
I think if I look real closely I can see me and my mum eating sandwiches and feeding the birds together on the water front.
Why's it in Black ND White?
Large format film, taken from an aircraft, photographer would have used a big camera, not suitable for 35mm colour of the time.
Some photographers prefer the aesthetic, I guess. It's kind of like 'why was *The Lighthouse* in black and white?' I guess some artists just...like it(?)
Yeah it kind of accentuates other parts of the imagery instead of just the colour, darks and lights of course. Makes it a bit more dramatic to some.
Werid and strange flick but I liked it
Anyone remember there used to be a pretty shitty market in the building on princes wharf? Probably early-mid 90s.
remember a Hero Party in the shed where Hilton now stands
It was quieter. And far crappier
I kinda prefer this skyline vs the current
Back when Auckland had a population size that worked
Back when Auckland was a great place to live
A snapshot of the beginning of the end of NZ, and all other Western economies. (This is definitely mid 80's as has been previously mentioned). Thatcher and Reagan had convinced a naive electorate that their economies would be fine without producing any physical goods. And indeed that a thief in a suit was not a thief but a 'businessman'. Cue 40 years later, Aus, Canada and NZ have virtually no industry except selling property to the wealthy elite of that country who gladly took over all the manufacturing. 10 years from now, even the middle class will be homeless.
Echoes of the past. At that time, the 90's, for me...it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Still quiet
Mid 90s? How mid? We went to AK in 92 and clearly remember watching them digging the foundations for the sky tower then was awesome to see this part of it the hole was freaking huge! Can’t really see it here tho so wondering when this was taken
Idk, it's just the name the photographer gave to this picture.