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Postcards from the Transition

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Tag: Napier

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 20182 Comments

Art Deco Town – Napier, New Zealand.

February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 Rich McClear

Napier reminds me of what I imagine Los Angeles to have looked like in 1940, a mission style art deco with a pleasing climate near the sea.  In an earlier post I talked about the earthquake that destroyed Napier New … Continue reading Art Deco Town – Napier, New Zealand.

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A Tragic Solution, The Napier Earthquake

February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 Rich McClear

A  Tragic Solution, The Napier Earthquake Napier, New Zealand was in trouble.  It was a growing port that was running out of land. It was losing out to Hastings, a bit inland because it did not have the land for … Continue reading A Tragic Solution, The Napier Earthquake

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