TY - BOOK AU - Johnson,David ED - Hobson Wharf (Museum) TI - The Auckland Ferry Building SN - 047300688X AV - NA6330 .J63 U1 - 725.340099324 PY - 1988/// CY - Auckland [N.Z.] PB - Remarkable View Ltd. KW - Auckland Ferry Building KW - Marine terminals KW - New Zealand KW - Auckland KW - Shipping KW - History N1 - Plans on inside covers; "First published in 1988 by Remarkable View Ltd for the Auckland Maritime Museum"--Title page verso; Auckland waterfront, 1905 -- Difficult decision -- At last it was built -- Tenants, clocks and ferries -- Railways and plumbing -- Twenties tenants, thirties chills, and the clock again -- Waiting for the bridge -- Dark days -- The return to favour N2 - "The Auckland Ferry Building sits astride Auckland's gateway from the sea, and is an Edwardian jewel in an increasingly utilitarian city of concrete and glass. This book celebrates the building's re-opening, after extensive refurbishing, in 1988. Illustrated by more than 70 photographs, it tells a story of waterfront politics, ferries, the coming of the Harbour Bridge, and the preservation of an Auckland architectural treasure"--Back cover ER -