Garden Place, New Zealand edition. Hamilton - New Zealand
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S 37° 47.228 E 175° 16.959
60H E 348780 N 5816413
Garden Place is a pedestrian mall located in central Hamilton.
Waymark Code: WMP83N
Location: New Zealand
Date Posted: 07/17/2015
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It was carved, after much debate, out of a hill in the late 1930s. The cutting was made through the ridge to allow the formation of Angelsea Street. Later the ridge on the river side of Angelsea Street was bulldozed away, thereby flattening the area for the development of Garden Place and the central CBD around the Hamilton City Council buildings.
The area was initially used as a car park, which was very popular with retailers and shoppers. In 1967, the car park was closed and Garden Place was laid out with grass and trees. A ring road encircled the beautified area, but it was removed in August 1974. The name Garden Place actually refers to the former road, not the grass park area.
(Source, wikipedia)
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