Torbay/Waiake - North Shore - Auckland

Framed prints of these early photographs are available from me at Browns Bay market on Sundays for $45.

Deep Creek Wharf 1920's 

 

Above - The old "Welcome to Torbay" sign:

 

Torbay/Waiake 1928 - Deep Creek lagoon is very wide. Roads are under construction. Deep Creek wharf can be seen in the foreground at the end of Rock Isle Road, while Ellangowan House is central.

Torbay/Waiake 1946 - the wharf has gone (demolished in the 1930's), shops can be seen along the beachfront, and homes are appearing on the hillsides:

Torbay/Waiake 1951 - buildings along the beachfront where the Norfolf pines are growing. There is no boat ramp as yet.

Torbay/Waiake 1953

Torbay/Waiake 1953 - from another angle. Buildings are still on the beachfront:

Torbay/Waiake 1954 - the Lagoon (to the left) is now quite narrow and the bridge over it can clearly be seen:

Torbay/Waiake 1954 - from another angle:

Torbay/Waiake 1959: