Story: Markets
Auckland City Council built a produce market, Agricultural Hall, at the top of Queen Street (in the area later occupied by Aotea Square) in 1872, and rented stall sites to produce sellers and other vendors. In 1902 the council decided to lease the building. Edward Turner, who was running a produce auction business nearby, joined forces with several other auctioneers and won the tender. Agricultural Hall is the large building in the shape of a cross, behind the row of shops in the foreground.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland Star Collection (PAColl-3752)
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