Musick Point Memorial, Bucklands Beach, 1980

Description:

One of a series of sketches commissioned by Manukau City Council for its publication 'Historic Buildings in Manukau City'. The accompanying text reads in part: "Musick Point Memorial Building ... is an excellent example of the 'Art Deco' style in New Zealand architecture ... Used as a radio station, the memorial building is of significant historic interest in spite of being built as late as 1942. It was built in memory of Captain Edwin C Musick, who in 1937 landed the first Pan American Airways Flying Boat on the Waitemata after a flight from San Francisco ... Less than a year later Musick and his crew were killed when their plane crashed near Samoa on a similar flight ..."

Display date:

1980

Collections:

Footprints Collection

Content partner:

Auckland Libraries

Availability:

Not specified