Brisbane Street formerly an extension of Barbadoes Street. Probably named after Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773- 1860). Formerly an extension of Barbadoes Street but when crossed by the railway in 1948 it became a separate road. Became Brisbane Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were renamed. Brisbane was a soldier and statesman after whom the Australian city is named.
A small amount of information from the library website. After checking Papers Past there is nothing that I can add. In the past this was a residential area but now only has businesses here. As with the rest of the area there are a lot of businesses connected to the car industry. There was a funeral business here and it was promoting the fact that it is run entirely by women.There was an interesting letterbox outside a gas business and the letterbox is made from a gas cylinder. I also liked the entrance to a business as they had used greywacke stones. Another had a small curb with rocks and other businesses in nearby streets had similar curbs. A mixture of new and old buildings.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 