NZ WL Whitcoulls Building through time

Wellington 1935–2023 14 photos of this spot

14 photographs taken at the same spot in Wellington, spanning 1935–2023 — 2 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

This 1935 photograph shows the intersection of Lambton Quay, Hunter Street, and Featherston Street in Wellington, with the Mutual Life and Citizens' building among the structures visible at this busy city junction.

Intersection of Lambton Quay, Hunter Street, and Featherston Street, Wellington, with the Mutual Life and Citizens 1935 This 1935 photograph shows the intersection of Lambton Quay, Hunter Street, and Featherston Street in Wellington, with the Mutual Life and Citizens' building among the structures visible at this busy city junction.

Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Company Building, corner of Lambton Quay and Hunter Street, Wellington, ca 1940 The Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Company building stands at the corner of Lambton Quay and Hunter Street in Wellington, New Zealand, around 1940, in the city's historic financial district.

Piaggio Zip 50 2T 2010 This 2010 photograph shows a Piaggio Zip 50 2T, a two-stroke variant of the popular Italian scooter, parked on a street in Wellington, New Zealand's capital city.

Whitcoulls Building, Lambton Quay, Wellington 2012 The Whitcoulls Building on Lambton Quay in Wellington, New Zealand, photographed in 2012. Lambton Quay is the historic main commercial street of New Zealand's capital, and Whitcoulls is a long-established New Zealand book and stationery retailer.

Buildings at Lambton Quay in Wellington 2017 Buildings along Lambton Quay in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2017. Lambton Quay is a principal commercial street in the New Zealand capital's central business district.

Featherston Street in Wellington 02 2017 Featherston Street in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2017, a street in the capital's central business district lined with office buildings.

Hunter Street in Wellington 2017 Hunter Street runs through Wellington's historic Lambton Quay financial precinct, an area lined with early twentieth-century commercial buildings. The photograph dates to 2017.

Featherston Street in Wellington 01 2017 Featherston Street forms part of Wellington's central business district, close to the harbor, and is home to a number of early twentieth-century heritage office buildings. This view was recorded in 2017.

NZ WL Whitcoulls Building 2022 The Whitcoulls Building in central Wellington, New Zealand, photographed in 2022. Whitcoulls is a long-established New Zealand book and stationery retail chain, and its Wellington store occupies a prominent site in the capital's shopping district.

Whitcoulls Building, Lambton Quay 2022 The Whitcoulls Building on Lambton Quay in Wellington, New Zealand, photographed in 2022. Lambton Quay is one of the city's principal commercial streets, following the original 19th-century shoreline before later land reclamation extended the waterfront.

MLC and AON Centre buildings 2023 The MLC Building and AON Centre, two office towers in central Wellington, New Zealand, photographed together in 2023.

MLC Building, Wellington 2023 The MLC Building in central Wellington, New Zealand, photographed in 2023.

AON Centre, Wellington 2023 The AON Centre office tower in Wellington's central business district, New Zealand, photographed in 2023.

Protoplasm 01 2023 Photographed in Wellington in 2023. The city's compact, walkable centre is squeezed onto reclaimed and low-lying land between its harbour and the surrounding hills, a layout shaped by limited flat ground.