New Zealand - Auckland - Shortland Street Post Office - Busy Streets - 1908 - Earnest De Tourret photo - Photo Postcard Format Shortland Street - The initial commercial street of Auckland - Remains a key financial and legal centre for Auckland city - It runs east from Queen Street up to Princes Street - The street was named for Willoughby Shortland, New Zealand's first Colonial Secretary. Auckland - A city in the North Island - The most populous urban area in the country - Has an urban population of about 1,570,100 (2018) - Located in the Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council - A diverse, multicultural and cosmopolitan city - Home to the largest Polynesian population in the world - The Māori-language name for Auckland is Tāmaki Makaurau, meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in reference to the desirability of its natural resources and geography (Reference: Wikipedia) Image Capture: Oct 2019 © 2020 Google https://www.google.com/maps/@-36.8467658,174.7673203,3a,75y,299.79h,94.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2Ovu3pf3exBEqxbxlNUUYA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 Image Source: Shortland Street looking west towards Queen Street. Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives. Ref: 1/2-000735-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. natlib.govt.nz/records/22605067