Excelsior Chambers (1880–1888 Great North Road)

The New Zealand Herald reported in January 1926 on the planned construction of 'two large blocks of shops' at the Great North–Rosebank Roads intersection—one of these is thought to be Excelsior Chambers. Early businesses in the block included a draper, chemist, solicitor, and confectioner. Additions were made in 1929 and 1937-9. The Excelsior Chambers was the third major block of shops constructed on the Great North Road after the Page’s Store (1903) and Fearons Building (ca 1924). It took advantage of the concreting of Great North Road in 1925, which made Avondale easier to get to from the central city and West Auckland, and heralded the boom years of this area.

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