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Shaw St

NAME:

Shaw St was named after local landowner Elihu Shaw (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). His daughter Elizabeth McDonald subdivided the land and named the street after him.

DESCRIPTION:

Shaw St runs west off Sandringham Rd. At the west end it runs into Collins St.

On the north side lie numbers 1 to 21. On the south side lie numbers 2 to 22.

FACTS ABOUT THIS STREET:


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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