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Preston Ave

NAME:

Preston Ave was named after the Preston family (see Davenport, 1990, p.181).

DESCRIPTION:

Preston Ave runs south west from Richardson Rd. At its western end it terminates in two cul de sacs.

Moreland Rd runs off it.

Numbers 1 to 43 lie on the north side. Numbers 2 to 42 lie on the south side.

FACTS ABOUT THIS STREET:

1937: “described as having 18 residences and named 15 years before (1922)” (Auckland Libraries, n.d.)


SOURCES FOR THIS PAGE:

Auckland Libraries. (n.d.). Auckland city street nameshttp://www.akcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/streets/streets.html

Davenport, John. (1990). Street names of Auckland: Their story. Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton.


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