CHANGES AT CLYDE QUAY

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 27, 27 October 1920, Page 3

CHANGES AT CLYDE QUAY

PEEKING INTO THE FUTURE.

'J'he next few years may see a rather remarkable alteration in the neighbourhood of Clyde Quay. The City Council ha 3 already declared its intention or "denning up" that 'big ai'fu of land covered by the destructor works and corporation yards, and of improving the long frontage to tho qiia.y by ft strip of garden and a creeper-grown brick wall. It is a. ten-year-old idea of the City Engineer, but ho still hopes that lie will live to see this badly-needed improvement carried out. In connection with this scheme. the council plans to make the road leading off Clyde Quay to the morgue a full chain wide, whiM'on 'he old dock site it is proposed to erect a large building for the storage of gear, wire, fin<t piant required for tramways mid street works. ... F AYhiist (his transformation is being eifec.ted on Ihe western side of Clyde Qua?, the.aspect of the eastern side must undeigo connidei'ab'.o alteration,; as, sooner or later, the Clyde Quay School—now nearly 30 years of age —is to be done awav iwtli, olid its successor to l>? orected on a new site, having frontages to Elizabeth and Brougham Streets, at present the property of Mr. T. AV. Young, 'llie school will then cease to be the Clyde Quay School and will be called the \\ ellinglon East School. It is assumed that the boi-rd- will sell the present si'e of theClvde Otiav School to help to pay for the hot tf.te, and the land will be available for business and residential purpose.-,. The disappearance o[ a big scliool like this, and the erection of buildings over its extensive playground space will eltect a very material chango ill the aspect ol tlio neighbourhood.