Edna St in the red zone of Avondale – Named after Edna May Muirson (1913-1986). Edna Muirson was the wife of Reginald Gordon Vivian Muirson (1913-1990), a builder. First appears in street directories in 1962. Information researched during the 1970s by Guy Bliss, a teacher and local historian. The Muirson’s dates supplied in 2008 by Marie Shears, formerly Woolley.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. The ancestry website family trees all have Edna as private which normally means the person is still alive but she obviously isn’t still alive. Papers Past had several ads for the sale of sections and the street was described as running off Avonside Drive extension. A few death notices ad engagement notices. In 1966 a 13 year old girl getting off the bus at 11pm was attacked by a man who attempted to indecently assault her. The saddest was a 16 month old boy who drowned in the river. He is likely to have been related to the Muirson family. In July 1977 there was a huge storm in Christchurch which was described as the worst since the Wahine storm. This street being close to the river had flooding issues along with every other street near the two rivers in Christchurch. The troops were called in to help. Reginald Muirson had a business called Reg Muirson Homes so he probably built most of the houses in the street. His business partner was a J Woolley.
Street view on google maps for 2007 shows an ordinary looking street with nothing outstanding. Many of the houses were still standing in 2012 but it didn’t look like anyone was still living in them. No longer any houses here and it is in the red zone.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 