Ardrossan St in the red zone of Avondale – Named after Ardrossan, a town on the North Ayrshire coast in western Scotland. Named on 15 December 1969, the same day as neighbouring Alloway Street. First appears in street directories in 1977. Information on date of naming in a letter sent to the City Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 24 March 1970.
A small amount of information from the library website. Not many entries on Papers Past. In 1974 the work on the subdivision was delayed because of bad weather. In 1975 there were 23 sections of the drainage board land sold at auction and by 1978 and 1979 there were ads for the sale of houses. Street view on google maps in 2007 showed a pleasant street with mostly typical 1970s style of houses but a couple I quite liked. Street view for 2012 showed that most houses were still standing but only a few looked like they still had people living in them. The road was a mess and I was surprised that the google car was able to drive down it. There are no longer any houses here and it is in the red zone.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 