Cuba Street through time

Wellington 1934–2020 8 photos of this spot

8 photographs taken at the same spot in Wellington, spanning 1934–2020 — 3 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Cuba Street in Wellington, one of the city's long-standing commercial streets, is shown in this photograph dated to between 1923 and 1934.

Cuba Street, Wellington, (1923-1934) 1934 Cuba Street in Wellington, one of the city's long-standing commercial streets, is shown in this photograph dated to between 1923 and 1934.

Cuba Street, Wellington 1939 Cuba Street in Wellington, New Zealand, photographed in 1939. The street has long been a commercial and cultural hub of the city, lined with shops and businesses since the nineteenth century, near Wellington's harbor.

Cuba Street, Wellington 1939 Another 1939 view of Cuba Street in Wellington, New Zealand, one of the city's older commercial thoroughfares dating back to the area's earliest colonial-era development in the nineteenth century, near the harbor front.

Cuba Street 2013 A street scene on Cuba Street in Wellington, New Zealand, 2013, showing the mix of independent retailers and eateries that give the street its reputation as the city's creative quarter.

Cuba Street 2013 Pedestrians and storefronts along Cuba Street in central Wellington, New Zealand, photographed in 2013. The street is closed to general traffic in parts and is a well-known gathering place in the capital.

Cuba Street 2013 Another view of Cuba Street in Wellington, New Zealand, taken in 2013, showing the street's characteristic low-rise commercial buildings and pedestrian activity.

Berry & Co building 2020 The Berry & Co building stands in central Wellington, part of the city's stock of early twentieth-century commercial architecture. It was photographed in 2020.

Bristol Hotel Wellington 2020 Built in the Edwardian era at the corner of Cuba and Ghuznee Streets, the Hotel Bristol combined ground-floor shops with hotel rooms above, and its classically proportioned facade remains a recognizable presence in Wellington's Cuba Street Heritage Area. Photographed in 2020.