Star Blocks are so called because from an aerial view they have a (slightly) star shape.

A well-known architect Frederick Newman, supposedly influenced by 50s Italian architecture, designed the prototype Star Blocks.

Past Photographs of Freemans Park

Courtesy of Auckland City Archives



Courtesy of Auckland City Archives



Freemans Bay, Auckland, with Auckland City Council flats, 22 Jun 1965
Courtesy of National Library of New Zealand



Courtesy of Auckland City Archives