Dunedin Then & Now Part One

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Take a step back through time and experience a new take on Dunedin heritage.
This is the first of a three-part 'Then and Now' series, matching scenes from interesting archival films with their present-day views throughout Dunedin Ōtepoti.
Here we feature the iconic Octagon and Princes Street as captured in 1912: some of the oldest surviving film of Dunedin!
Special thanks to our friends at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum for all their help in the planning of this video. Check them out for more historic Dunedin taonga.
0:00 The Octagon
1:37 Princes Street
3:15 George Street
3:40 Credits
The majority of films seen in this video are available to watch in full on our online catalogue, links below!
Archival films in order of appearance:
DUNEDIN CITY (1926)
bit.ly/2Ot0AZZ
SCHOOLS UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH ISLAND (1927)
bit.ly/37f0v2A
THE LAND WE LIVE IN (1919)
bit.ly/3qlapYd
DOWN SOUTH (1928)
bit.ly/37d8woK
LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD (1934)
bit.ly/3amrThk
[DUNEDIN 1912]
bit.ly/3u0srBe
PEACE DAY PROCESSION (1919) (Unfortunately the full item is currently unavailable to view online at this stage)
bit.ly/3jNzrMU
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@Anna-yx7fm 2 жыл бұрын

Dunedin looked way better in the past than it does now in my opinion

@apteryx7080 2 жыл бұрын

as did most cities around the world until the powers that be attempted to erase the hidden history. look into the Chicago World's Fair... all those incredible "temporary" (cough cough) buildings... ask yourself why they would go to all that effort, if only to tear them down again ??

@gerrycollins2335 2 жыл бұрын

You're right. Due to a combination of loose planning regulation, garish modern shop fronts, and the proliferation of private cars.

@paulmidd5523 2 жыл бұрын

@@gerrycollins2335 no it's called jewcinda.

@winstonsmith2079 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulmidd5523 What a very strange little man you must be.

@D413373R 8 ай бұрын

My face as the video switches from old to new: 😊😪😊😪😊😪😊😪....

@apteryx7080 2 жыл бұрын

some incredible Tartarian architecture there

@fat_boy_slim 2 жыл бұрын

Man we lost so much character, almost makes you wanna cry

@Dan-uj8rl 2 жыл бұрын

Reject Modernity

@nielszindel1151 Жыл бұрын

It is amazing to think my late grandmother grew up in that era, Annie Early, she was born in Ireland 1904 and died in the seventies..she saw a lot of change...Delia Morris

@baderlahdan2687 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing ! BEST city on Earth .. Best 4 years of my life .. miss it so much

@gerrycollins2335 2 жыл бұрын

My mother was born in Dunedin in 1914, and my English father was the cathedral organist from 1949 to 1953. I was born there too but have lived nearly all my life in the UK. I believe that Dunedin is a rare modern city whose population decreased during the 20th century, which possibly explains the relative business shown in the film compilation.

@exploreearth6275 4 ай бұрын

Amazing footage Dunedin is truly wonderful

@NgaTaonga 3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!, It was truly fascinating working with all these great historic scenes and it is always a treat when some of us here get the chance to learn just how much New Zealand city's have changed from making these 'Then & Now' videos.

@Vexarax Жыл бұрын

So many of the beautiful old buildings are still there in the modern footage! It's my dream to move there next year :)

@paulmidd5523 2 жыл бұрын

2:10 half the buildings are buired everywhere

@barryhansen6854 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see how it was, love my home town/city.

@oneofthegoodonesok 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree!

@nikserof2183 3 жыл бұрын

Kia ora and thank you. I used to study in Dunedin. What a shame tramway systems were closed all over NZ. I am fortunate that where I live a line (light rail) has been reintroduced after almost 60 years; I much prefer it to buses.

@reby7948 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is so awesome, so much work you have put into it. can't wait to watch them all!!! Thank you!!!

@Dogselfie 2 жыл бұрын

This is truly amazing

@jacqueline-acupuncturedune4737 4 ай бұрын

Blue Dot The Legacy. The old buildings are the best and the cable cars

@andrewfoster259 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, I always love this kind of thing. Very interesting seeing the changes over the years.

@hwacha1 3 жыл бұрын

I love seeing this

@toko631 2 жыл бұрын

Top of a building after the mud flood, 1:50

@paulmidd5523 2 жыл бұрын

Whole city is buried. 10m deep.

@Pluvo2for1 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thank you. Is the raw footage easy to find?

@NgaTaonga 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We are glad you like the video. The majority of the full-length archival films are available to watch online via our website. For convenience, we have added the links to each of the items in the description of this video. If there is any specific scenes you have in mind or other information you want to know, we are here to help :)

@Pluvo2for1 3 жыл бұрын

@@NgaTaonga thank you. Just had a look. What a wonderful resource.

@hikareti9503 3 жыл бұрын

A surprising number of the old buildings are still there.

@NgaTaonga 3 жыл бұрын

It is very interesting to see what has remained throughout the years. With the exception of the Dunedin Exchange building, most of the buildings featured throughout this three-part series have endured.

@richardhockey4543 3 жыл бұрын

funny lived there for years and always thought it was princess st, named after the street in Edinburgh which was named after Prince George

@NgaTaonga 3 жыл бұрын

Funny, that almost tricked us too Richard. When we started putting this video together originally we thought that the street name in the title card “Princes Street, the throbbing Centre” might have been misspelled. But after a quick Google and a confirmation from a local, the film was right after all :D

@jasonthomson5648 Жыл бұрын

Alot of pre Maori buildings

@bythegraceofadoni 2 жыл бұрын

Why cant we build buildings like they did in the old days? why do they have to all be the same modern look. It must have been amazing back then before nz became a crime ridden hole.