The building circled above was built in 1940 for Eric Marinovich and Jacob Kurta. The two-storey concrete building, designed by Thomas H. Bates, replaced a wooden building which had also housed a restaurant run by the men.
A building permit was issued on 8 February 1940, the builders were Jones & Sandford, and the estimated cost £4,300. Bates had earlier called for tenders in August 1939.
In 1940 their newly built restaurant was advertised as "New Zealand's Most Modern Fish Restaurant". A particular design feature was a large rear window constructed of glass bricks. It opened to the public in July 1940.
The building was located on the north-side of Devon Street West, in the block between Egmont Street and Brougham Street. It has now been demolished and is an empty section used for car-parking.
Related items:
Town Section 645, Taranaki Land Deed Index I1 Page 100 (Archives New Zealand)
Taranaki DP1998 Sheet 1 (1903), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
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