The street to the right being Bunny Street and to the left is what was part of Queens grove (Now been swallowed up by the current mall) This photo was most likely taken for the completion of the building.

New Zealand Railways Road Services Bus arriving in Lower Hutt, Wellington Region, including shopping centre and parked cars 25 Mar 1959

Colourised By Brendan Graham 2016 from an original black and white Image courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull Library.