'New Zealand Odyssey', published in 1989 by Heinemann, was authored by me, Don Donovan (who did the text and illustrations) and Euan Sarginson, who did the photography and design. In this series of blog posts, I will publish some of my drawings.
This chemist's shop in Wanganui was another of those self-aggrandising monuments built by local worthies who'd obviously made good. I imagine Mr A.E.Kitchen often stood across the street congratulating himself on this 1858 Victorian brick, stone and wrought iron edifice. How he must have loved the pillars with their ionic capitals.
Meanwhile, about 130 years later, Mr Arcus had brought the whole thing down to earth with the most mundane of store fronts (part of which he maybe leased to 'Be-Bop's' - or perhaps he was Mr Be-Bop himself?). When observing any town or city in New Zealand, if you want to see the real architecture look above the canopies!
© DON DONOVAN
donovan@ihug.co.nz
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