THE CIVIC SQUARE.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 39, 15 February 1929, Page 6

THE CIVIC SQUARE.

A REJECTED OPPORTUNITY. (To the Editor.) It is pleasing to see something } s at , a to be done towards turning that terrible ex Z sore of a Civic Centre into a place of boauW A fine theatre is to he erected on the p«. What is Auckland going to do piece adjom.ng? • Believe me, Auckland will wake up too late when the chance £ gone for you to have a delightful little Dart a place to rest awhile and talk V *■ without having to climb Ci™, v- ♦ ° fnends to Albert Park hi P thS* 1 * S"* Queen Street to MveS Kk Th^J** , twice round the world and have vieiti J*?? , without climbing a hill If 7h e Ctl >" was a bit progressive and , o«,e£ed J* 0 or two with some initiative t* ** out a plan to make a *reen „ scheme the Civic Centre pay *$£. J* *» ratepayers, who tow] ami <rr..»ki ° ™ e at e'very little scheme for SSfvi™ rV* own Auckland. Thev conlH J, ' } g their to enter and charged™ nef £* a cha.r for a couple of hours/etc as thl f n Pans. They could have a merrvVo ILa in one corner, hidden out of the w fv K d rustic woodwork covered in *L t 7 7 * creepers that abound in Sis dtv have a loud-speaker radio *T d Harbour Board," or the ¥nion * enough in the art of making monev tw made a nice little sum with charlin • y pence to see the Niagara off on T g J"" Surely the City baffi? could "et ?*£* wave about that Civic Centre. It i s a™l shame to let it go for anything else Cal PROGRESSIVE.

A STRONG MAX ARMED.