It hasn’t always been like that, of course.
Laced with shops and stalls, Queen Street, which opens up to the promenade, was traditionally a shopping area, as these photos show.
They roll back the years to the 1930s and showcasing its changable past. One place which remained for decaded was Caves Corner, pictured in its early days. It’s now a tattoo studio.
13. Queen Street Memories
Queen Street in the late 1950s or early 60s Photo: National World
14. Queen Street Memories
Harry Wright at his coffee stall on the north corner of Queen Street Photo: Submit
17. Queen Street Memories
Debris on the pavement in Queen Street after storm damage to a roof in the 1980s Photo: National World
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