I've put together some links to other peoples pictures, to show parts of New Plymouth as they used to be compared to what they are now. All except the before pictures are from
http://www.windwand.co.nz/oldtaranaki_main.htm which you can look at for more information on the before pictures. I may have some of the locations wrong, but mostly they're right. And with the fire station after picture, the old fire station was futher down the road where the petrol station is now as far as I know, but I wanted to show the change in the fire station.
The bowl:
ThenNowFire station:
ThenNowBowling grounds:
ThenNowWestown hospital:
ThenNowCourthouse:
ThenNowDevon street with clock tower:
ThenNowMethodist church:
ThenNowSt Mary's church:
ThenNow