Big Error In Levin's Early History Recalled

Chronicle (Levin), 8 July 1949, Page 4

Big Error In Levin's Early History Recalled

What ha hescribed as a gtaye error in the ea^y history of ne'vin : was reeahed by Mr. H. ehs, er ; Palmerston Nortn, spcaking to the , Leyin Junior Chamber of Commerce : this week. He was referring to the ■ laek of foresight reflecteh ih the unsight y grave^ pit opposite the ; Levin Schook "I never look at that pit without squirming and wondefing just ; what the passengers in trains \hink about if,?' said Mr, gik ens, It wasoffered to an eariy bQrough counoii for £600. What a' wonderful beauty : spot could have been made out of : that- hole in the ground/' He went on to direet attention to the sunken park b.ehind "the Terrace End Rai,- . way station ih Pa merston Noi\h, at one time a gravel pit ajsg, as aS examp'e of how these. areas O.ooM be transformed into a valuable and attraetive amenity in a town. sWe should no., perhaps, eritioise our earlycity fathers too harshly; added the speaker. "In those days £600 was a i©t of money, but had they been ab'e to see the Levin of today, and look a'head to the Levin of 1Q7Q qr 1999, what wquld they have donel" .