Alpha Ave in Strowan – Formerly St Andrews Avenue. Named because of its proximity to St Andrew’s College. Re-named Alpha Avenue. St Andrews Avenue is first mentioned in The Press in 1923, where it is described as a “new avenue”. First appears in street directories in 1925. Re-named Alpha Avenue on 24 September 1926, probably because there had been confusion with St Andrews Square. A Papanui war memorial street. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing much that I can add, Very little information on Papers Past and it was mostly ads for lost property or selling items. In May 1923 there were sections for sale. You can check out Papanui War Memorial Avenues on the NZhistory website. I expected to find more information about these avenues and plaques on Papers Past but only found a mention in December 1949 about the Papanui Memorial Tree Planting committee being given permission to erect bronze plaques at the entrances to Memorial Avenues.I walked this street yesterday as I was geocaching in the area. There is a plaque at the entrance to this street. The street runs off Normans Rd beside the shopping centre and it looks like a pleasant street to live in. Several houses date from 1920s with a few from 1930s to 1950s. A couple of ugly modern houses from 2016 which look out of place amongst the lovely older houses.

Westpark Drive in Burnside – Named because it is in a western part of the city and the developers, Lake Bryndwr Developments Ltd., wanted a “parklike” theme for the subdivision. A small amount of information from the library website. Most houses here were built in 2000s with a few built later than that. This street runs off Wairakei Rd and goes around in a stretched circle shape. Part of the street is bordered by Nepal Reserve. A mixture of toilet block style and huge houses with columns. The street is tree lined but most houses have immaculate lawns and no flowers or gardens. Looks very sterile and boring.

O’dea Place in Burnside – The name has no particular significance to the location of the subdivision, being a name approved for the Northwood subdivision but not used. Named in 2005.A small amount of information from the library website. Most houses were built in 2000 and a few in 2010. As usual with modern streets of this type there is a footpath on only one side of the street. Many of the houses are large and the architect with the column fetishes was busy here. A few toilet block style. There is a big decorative column at the entrance to the street. It runs off Westpark Drive and close to Nepal Reserve. Houses are probably well beyond my budget.

Oakfield Street in Burnside and nothing on library website. Most the houses here were built in the 1960s with a few built in 1970s so I was surprised that there was nothing on the library website. Nothing on Papers Past. This street runs from Kendal Ave to Arlington St and is a tree lined street. Because of where the street is situated it is likely to have been part of the Sunnyridge subdivision. A pleasant street with lovely established gardens but my favourite thing on this street was a tardis letterbox.

Abros Place in Burnside and nothing on library website. I couldn’t find out any information about this street. It is a street with businesses on it so I don’t know when the street was crested. It runs off Wairakei Rd and ends at a walkway that leads to Nepal Park. There is a place in France called Abros but wondered if the original business here was called A Bros. I walked here on Sunday and I was geocaching. The street has several businesses including Ritchies Transport. There were a large number of motorhomes for a business called Abuzzy Motorhomes and I don’t recall ever seeing them on our roads. I assume that they are laid up because of the lack of tourists. There is a back entrance to Lamb and Hayward Funeral Home on this street. There is a church called Iglesia Ni Cristo and it is gorgeous.

Heath Street in Burnside and nothing on the library website. Most houses built in 1950s apart from one built in 2017 so surprised that there wasn’t an entry on the library website. The only information on Papers Past were a few ads and a couple of death notice. This street runs from Guildford St to Wayside Ave so it is likely to have been mostly state houses on the street. This is a tree lined street but none of the houses stood out for me. They are typical style for 1960.

Winslow Street in Burnside – Named after Winslow in North Buckinghamshire. First appears in street directories in 1964. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name. The QV website has all houses built in the 1960s on this street which surprised me as some looked more modern. Papers Past mentions that in 1960 sections are allotted for former servicemen and there would be a ballot for the sections. Houses built by Maurice Carter and his company seemed to get most of the government contracts for building houses. The street runs from Burnside Crescent to Roydvale Ave.

Wayside Ave in Burnside and nothing on the library website. I was surprised that there wasn’t an entry for this street on the library website as most of the houses here were built in the 1950s. Possibly named after places in the England. Another street that was part of the large state housing development in the area. A mixture of brick and wooden houses on a nice tree lined street. The street runs from Grahams Rd to Guildford St and I was walking to Jellie Park to get clues for a multi cache.

Guildford Street in Burnside – Named after Guildford, a town in Surrey, England. First appears in street directories in 1960.A small amount of information from the library website and not a lot that I can add about the name. This street was part of the state housing development in the area and most of the houses were built in the 1950s. They have the typical look for state houses of that era. The street runs from Greers Rd to Grahams Rd and I was walking back to my car after getting clues for a multi cache. I have actually walked down this street many times but not recently. Most houses look fairly tidy but nothing outstanding about the street.

Wadhurst Place in Burnside – Probably named after Wadhurst, a town in Sussex. First appears in street directories in 1960.A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name. There are only 6 houses here and when I walked the street on Saturday my first thought was state houses. The houses were all built in the 1950s and it took a bit of searching on Papers Past and yes there was a huge state housing development in the area. The area seemed to be mostly known as Bryndwr at that stage. The street didn’t really leave a big impression on me and I had diverted when walking back to my car while out getting clues for a multi cache and the street runs of Guildford Street.