NAME:
Martin Ave was earlier known as Parkstone Rd (more research is needed on this – possibly part was always called Martin Ave).
Martin Ave was “named after family associated with area. William Hurst Martin was a member of the former Mount Albert Road Board and Mount Albert school committee” (Auckland Libraries, n.d.).
DESCRIPTION:
Martin Ave runs north east from the end of Monaghan Ave. It terminates at Auckland Institute of Studies.
Numbers 1 to 75 lie on the south east side of the road. Numbers 2 to 72 lie on the north west side.
FACTS ABOUT THIS STREET:
1937: ” described as 100 yards long, with 10 residences” (Auckland Libraries, n.d.).
SOURCES FOR THIS PAGE:
Auckland Libraries. (n.d.). Auckland city street names. http://www.akcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/streets/streets.html
Davenport, John. (1990). Street names of Auckland: Their story. Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton.