Onehunga Mall

Originally known as Queen Street, the main commercial road of Onehunga was made by Fencible labour during the 1840s and 1850s. In 1902, the tram line from Auckland started running down this road and reached the wharf in 1903. This was the only coast-to-coast tramway in the world.

Generations of aspirational locals have made improvements to the street over time. In December 1956, the rickety trams stopped running and were replaced with a trolleybus in July 1959. The unsightly overhead wires were removed in March 1973. In 1987, the street was narrowed to become Onehunga Mall, a more pedestrian-friendly shopping precinct, and artistic additions have cropped up in the area: the yellow ceramic seat in front of the Anglican church was handcrafted by Karen Kennedy in 1999 and the Art Nouveau public toilet at number 207 was added in 2002 by Dave Vazey.

Continue along Onehunga Mall.