Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street.
Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled7.bmp
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
See previous photo (exactly 3 hours earlier). Demolition of the support structure for NZ Breweries smokestack in Christchurch. CERES NZ's nibbler is at work, the pipe stack having been removed yesterday (Saturday). This is three hours after the previous photo, and just a pile of rubble sits beside the tree (largely undamaged despite being next...
What was one of the busier intersection pre earthquakes!
Where once were buildings! From the corner of Armagh Street and Oxford Terrace.
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These have been thrown in the Avon River
All red zoned and it looked like no one is living anywhere in Culver Place. All awaiting demolition.
Christchurch CBD earthquake rebuild lit in the last fading golden glow of the day - taken with 70-200 F4 IS from Mt Pleasant.
I count at least three big cranes!
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Went for a drive down to South New Brighton/Southshore after work today to see what interesting birds I could find on the Estuary (godwits, skuas, terns etc), but passing Jellico Street, I saw this. T-Rex the seismic survey truck from the University of Texas that is visiting the city (first time out of USA). Weighs 30 tonne and from the marks o...
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street.
Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled8.bmp
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street.
Tuesday 12 February 2013.
File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled3.bmp
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street.
Tuesday 12 February 2013.
File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled.bmp
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.
There are occasional sewerage spills into the Avon River while all the sewer and road repairs are carried out. This rock wall was level and well above high tide level prior to the eathquakes. All the houses that can been seen here (except for those on the distant Port Hills) are in the suburban "red zone" and are still to be demolished.
Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.
The area beside the lower Avon River in New Brighton of Evans Avenue and Admirals Way has been cleared of houses and boundary fences (there were between 15 and 20 houses on this block) , fully fenced with post and wire and "spray on" grass applied.
These were all red zone properties acquired by the crown after the land was deemed too damaged t...
The basement of the "Price Waterhouse" building after demolition after the Christchurch earthquakes...
A very different looking Castle Rock to what was there pre earthquakes.
Sewer repairs due to earthquake damage have our street totally closed off apart from pedestrian traffic down the footpath.
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Demolition of the support structure for NZ Breweries smokestack in Christchurch. CERES NZ's nibbler is at work, the pipe stack having been removed yesterday (Saturday). I retuned three hours later to see what progress had been made and it was GONE! See next photo. Damage to complex was from the 22/02/20011 earthquake.
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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
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See next photo
Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_3984
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4021
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
The NG building on Madras Street was given the go ahead to repair earthquake damage, which the owners did at some expense, Now, the government want this land to build a central city stadium, so there is a protest on the windows set to the Christmas song the Twelve Days of Christmas.
12 million road cones
11 thousand Hi-Viz (vests)
10 Council m...
The NG building on Madras Street was given the go ahead to repair earthquake damage, which the owners did at some expense, Now, the government want this land to build a central city stadium, so there is a protest on the windows set to the Christmas song the Twelve Days of Christmas.
12 million road cones
11 thousand Hi-Viz (vests)
10 Council m...