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 names. http://www.akcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/streets/streets.html
Davenport, John. (1990). Street names of Auckland: Their story. Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton.