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[[File:Wellington_Harbour_5.jpg|right|thumb|Mount Victoria in 1913 showing Palliser Road climbing from right to left above Oriental Bay]] |
[[File:Wellington_Harbour_5.jpg|right|thumb|Mount Victoria in 1913 showing Palliser Road climbing from right to left above Oriental Bay]] |
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Alexandra Road runs from Newtown along the ridge of Mount Victoria to Roseneath. For most of its length it passes through forested Town Belt land, before dipping into residential Hataitai. It was formed in 1909 when the Council approved construction of a carriageway along the ridge from Constable Street to the Mount Victoria summit as a means to provide relief to the unemployed in the city.{{cite news |date=16 July 1909 |title=The unemployed |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19090716.2.50 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=New Zealand Times |page=6 |via=PapersPast |volume=XXXI |issue=6872}}{{cite news |date=9 July 1909 |title=Constable Street to Mount Victoria |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19090709.2.59 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=Evening Post |page=7 |via=PapersPast |volume=LXXVIII |issue=8}} The road was widened and improved from the 1920s.{{Cite web |title=Condition of: Alexandra Road |url=https://archivesonline.wcc.govt.nz/nodes/view/606563 |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Archives Online |language=en}} |
Alexandra Road runs from Newtown along the ridge of Mount Victoria to Roseneath. For most of its length it passes through forested Town Belt land, before dipping into residential Hataitai. It was formed in 1909 when the Council approved construction of a carriageway along the ridge from Constable Street to the Mount Victoria summit as a means to provide relief to the unemployed in the city.{{cite news |date=16 July 1909 |title=The unemployed |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19090716.2.50 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=New Zealand Times |page=6 |via=PapersPast |volume=XXXI |issue=6872}}{{cite news |date=9 July 1909 |title=Constable Street to Mount Victoria |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19090709.2.59 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=Evening Post |page=7 |via=PapersPast |volume=LXXVIII |issue=8}} The road was widened and improved from the 1920s.{{Cite web |title=Condition of: Alexandra Road |url=https://archivesonline.wcc.govt.nz/nodes/view/606563 |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Archives Online |language=en}} At this time, the hillsides were bare and the road provided a scenic drive with views of the city and harbour. As trees were planted and reached maturity the views were lost but the road gained new popularity as a |
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Prior to July 1899 a cutting had been made at the top of Constable Street, Newtown through the Town Belt to connect Newtown and Kilbirnie by Road. The cutting divided the ridge to Mount Victoria from the ridge to Mount Albert. Constable Street dates from around 1871 when it was used to bring materials across for the construction of the [[Evans Bay Patent Slip|patent slip]] at [[Evans Bay]].{{cite news |date=11 July 1899 |title=Railway to Island Bay |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18990711.2.10 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=New Zealand Times |page=3 |via=PapersPast |volume=LXX |issue=3789}}{{cite news |date=24 June 1905 |title=Our suburbs |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19050624.2.35 |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=New Zealand Times |page=9 |via=PapersPast |volume=XXVII |issue=5623}} |
Prior to July 1899 a cutting had been made at the top of Constable Street, Newtown through the Town Belt to connect Newtown and Kilbirnie by Road. The cutting divided the ridge to Mount Victoria from the ridge to Mount Albert. Constable Street dates from around 1871 when it was used to bring materials across for the construction of the [[Evans Bay Patent Slip|patent slip]] at [[Evans Bay]].{{cite news |date=11 July 1899 |title=Railway to Island Bay |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18990711.2.10 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=New Zealand Times |page=3 |via=PapersPast |volume=LXX |issue=3789}}{{cite news |date=24 June 1905 |title=Our suburbs |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19050624.2.35 |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=New Zealand Times |page=9 |via=PapersPast |volume=XXVII |issue=5623}} |
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The road remained incomplete for some years - it was named Alexandra Road by 1912. |
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