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Warehouse Precinct
The Warehouse Precinct is an urban area of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. Sited on reclaimed land at the northernmost tip of the Southern Endowment, it lies between 1 and 2 kilometres south of The Octagon, the city's centre.
The Warehouse Precinct stretches along and between the northbound and southbound streets which make up State Highway 1 in the south part of the city's CBD, Crawford Street and Cumberland Street, and west to Princes Street at The Exchange. The northern limit of the area is marked by the central city park, Queens Gardens, which is the site of the city's main cenotaph. No defined southern boundary exists for the precinct, though most of the current beautification schemes stretch as far as Police Street, 600 metres south of Queens Gardens. Streets within the precinct include (parallel with Princes Street, westernmost to easternmost) Bond, Crawford, Vogel, and Cumberland Streets, and (crossing at right angles, northernmost to southernmost) Rattray, Liverpool, Jetty, and Police Streets.
Buildings within the Warehouse Precinct are of a variety of ages and styles, but many of them date from the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, with several of them showing the influence of Classical revival and Chicago school architecture. A few of the more historic buildings were designed by notable local architect R. A. Lawson.
As its name implies, the precinct was the historic heart of the city's wholesale trade, and was located close to the city's docks. With land reclamation, it is now some distance inland from the Dunedin wharves. Many of the city's older and more imposing buildings are located in the area, a large number of them built during and immediately after the Otago gold rush of the 1860s. Of newer structures, the most prominent is the Jetty Street overbridge, which crosses Vogel and Cumberland Streets and the South Island Main Trunk Railway, linking the state highway with Dunedin's wharves and major routes along the edge of Otago Harbour. The area of Vogel and Jetty Streets immediately around the overbridge was pedestrianised in 2017, with street sculpture, art, and furniture.
Several streets in the precinct have been beautified in the 21st century. The most thoroughly renovated of these streets is Vogel Street, which until the 1990s contained largely unused warehouses and commercial buildings. The street has been refurbished alongside an area between Water and Jetty streets and the blocks on either side. Tree planting and new street paving have been added, with the precinct's historic bluestone kerbstones being preserved.
Public sculpture has become a feature of the area, and both Vogel Street and Bond Street are also now home to a large number of urban murals by both local and overseas artists (among them Phlegm, Pixel Pancho, and Natalia Rak). Other murals can be found in nearby parts of The Exchange, particularly around Manse Street, Rattray Street, High Street, Jetty Street, and Stafford Street. Cafe culture and arts have thrived in the street as a result. The Dunedin City Council plans to renovate Bond Street, which runs parallel with Vogel Street, in a similar fashion.
The renovations and increase in social amenities in the precinct have seen increased interest from property developers and commercial businesses.
An annual street festival, the Vogel Street Party, takes place on the street in October. The festival was inaugurated in 2014, and has taken place every year with the exception of 2018 and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The festival includes live music and performances, art displays, interactive programmes, and street vendors, and many of the street's renovated buildings have been open to the public to show off the changes that have been made to them. The festivals have also included other events, such as fashion shows and light displays.
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Warehouse Precinct
The Warehouse Precinct is an urban area of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. Sited on reclaimed land at the northernmost tip of the Southern Endowment, it lies between 1 and 2 kilometres south of The Octagon, the city's centre.
The Warehouse Precinct stretches along and between the northbound and southbound streets which make up State Highway 1 in the south part of the city's CBD, Crawford Street and Cumberland Street, and west to Princes Street at The Exchange. The northern limit of the area is marked by the central city park, Queens Gardens, which is the site of the city's main cenotaph. No defined southern boundary exists for the precinct, though most of the current beautification schemes stretch as far as Police Street, 600 metres south of Queens Gardens. Streets within the precinct include (parallel with Princes Street, westernmost to easternmost) Bond, Crawford, Vogel, and Cumberland Streets, and (crossing at right angles, northernmost to southernmost) Rattray, Liverpool, Jetty, and Police Streets.
Buildings within the Warehouse Precinct are of a variety of ages and styles, but many of them date from the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, with several of them showing the influence of Classical revival and Chicago school architecture. A few of the more historic buildings were designed by notable local architect R. A. Lawson.
As its name implies, the precinct was the historic heart of the city's wholesale trade, and was located close to the city's docks. With land reclamation, it is now some distance inland from the Dunedin wharves. Many of the city's older and more imposing buildings are located in the area, a large number of them built during and immediately after the Otago gold rush of the 1860s. Of newer structures, the most prominent is the Jetty Street overbridge, which crosses Vogel and Cumberland Streets and the South Island Main Trunk Railway, linking the state highway with Dunedin's wharves and major routes along the edge of Otago Harbour. The area of Vogel and Jetty Streets immediately around the overbridge was pedestrianised in 2017, with street sculpture, art, and furniture.
Several streets in the precinct have been beautified in the 21st century. The most thoroughly renovated of these streets is Vogel Street, which until the 1990s contained largely unused warehouses and commercial buildings. The street has been refurbished alongside an area between Water and Jetty streets and the blocks on either side. Tree planting and new street paving have been added, with the precinct's historic bluestone kerbstones being preserved.
Public sculpture has become a feature of the area, and both Vogel Street and Bond Street are also now home to a large number of urban murals by both local and overseas artists (among them Phlegm, Pixel Pancho, and Natalia Rak). Other murals can be found in nearby parts of The Exchange, particularly around Manse Street, Rattray Street, High Street, Jetty Street, and Stafford Street. Cafe culture and arts have thrived in the street as a result. The Dunedin City Council plans to renovate Bond Street, which runs parallel with Vogel Street, in a similar fashion.
The renovations and increase in social amenities in the precinct have seen increased interest from property developers and commercial businesses.
An annual street festival, the Vogel Street Party, takes place on the street in October. The festival was inaugurated in 2014, and has taken place every year with the exception of 2018 and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The festival includes live music and performances, art displays, interactive programmes, and street vendors, and many of the street's renovated buildings have been open to the public to show off the changes that have been made to them. The festivals have also included other events, such as fashion shows and light displays.