New look Fort Street, Auckland

Nomads Auckland Backpackers Hostel is proud to be part of Fort Street and part of the Fort Street Family!

Here it is – the promised renovation works of Fort Street, Auckland, New Zealand (also known as party-street). After Dane Rumble and stuff.co.nz had their campaigns in the car park opposite our hostel, nothing much has happened since. But one thing for sure is still going on – Fort Street is becoming popular.

The street is being revamped for a week already and so far you won’t be able to see any difference apart from the wide open holes. Thanks to Auckland City council, everyone who’s passing can learn a few facts about Fort Street. That’s already a well known practice for the city council to put up signs with historical facts and future look after the renovations.

It is amazing how such small parts from the city have been marked in the history of Auckland.

Some interesting facts cited from the Auckland City Council signs:

Fort Street was the original shoreline and the area was known as Commercial BayThe land was reclaimed in 1859 to create a port for the growing city.The tide still rises and falls under Fort Street.The area was a hub of trade and transport for Maori and early settlers.Fort Lane was valued pipi shellfish site for Maori. Shortland Street was a Mooring place for waka the Imperial Hotel (1883) and Jean Batten building (1942) is some of our city’s most treasured buildings.

All good, apart from the tide that rises and falls under our street! It sounds too scary if you give it a thought. I knew that this remarkable street was once some kind of a hub as it continues on nowadays – to surprise us with all those new businesses arising every day.

And for those who don’t pass it every single day as I do, the plan that Auckland City Council has is to create an attrractive destination for people to spend more time in and enjoy, a shared open space with no car parking and restricted loading hours. I wonder, where would the Police park their cars if not able to do it anymore in front of Nomads Auckland Backpackers Hostel?

We’ll wait and see what the council has planned for Fort Street in the near future! It will be for sure a great place when the Rugby World Cup 2011 comes!

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Posted by Nomads Auckland on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 10:19 am 
Filed under Nomads Auckland Backpackers Hostel · Tagged with Auckland, Auckland City Council, Jean Batten, Maori, New Zealand, nomads auckland, Nomads Auckland Backpackers Hostel, renovations, Rugby World Cup 2011

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