A view 4 weeks after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets.
Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake
Manchester Courts, a seven-storey building on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, is a category one historic place built in 1905-1906 that up until the 7.1 earthquake, housed offices.
News of the scheduled demolition provoked an emotional response from the people of Christchurch.
UPDATE 14 October 2010: A group of residents is campaig...
Blocks made for quilts to be made for those affected by earthquake in Christchurch
The tower on the Great Hall at the Arts Centre has recently been lowered to the ground for safety - and decorated for Christmas. It must be the most unusual Christmas tree ever.
Now empty and soon to be demolished - sadly for the family and all the customers. Fortunately all plant and stock saved and the search to go on for another suitable space
Spire removed for safety
Image featured in The Press 8 September 2010 for FMG.
waiting for assessment
the pattern of the aftershock since Saturday the 04/09/2010
www.stuff.co.nz/national/canterbury-earthquake/4114666/Qu...
This restaurant used to do bookings for large groups only and you all had to pick and wear funny hats from hooks around the walls.
Yellow stickered building means restricted access, and the building will need to be repaired and certified fit for use; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
A Simple shot down the street where the shops are now marked for demolition.
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The historic Provincial Hotel at the Barbadoes Street / Cashel Street corner has been cordoned off for fear of collapse; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Damaged Christchurch building (old Para Rubber building - see earlier photo from just after quake), partially demolished, after Sept 4th 2010 Christchurch earthquake.
Has been sitting on 666 views for a while!
Here's Prarie, outside our flat, the day after the 7.1 earthquake hit Christchurch. You see the damage to the street, which continued through our flat. We were forced to move out once an engineer examined the cracks in our balcony, walls, floors, and ceilings, and told us the building was unsafe for living. One crack ran from the street, pres...
The clock face on the left is showing the correct time. The clock face on the right stopped at the moment of the big earthquake in CHCH on Sept 4th at 4.25am. It stayed like that for a week until fixed. Interestingly that face has not shown the correct time since.
A local resident walks to the nearest dairy for essentials after the 7.1 magnitude quake, that has caused major infrastructure damage to Christchurch City.
The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open.
Bridge opened for traffic less than a week later, but still (23/09) has 30kmh speed restriction.
Wairoa Street
Another web site used this image (with a link to this Flickr page), so the view count sky rocketed.
CERA (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority)/Tonkin & Taylor also used this image on page 13 of a Land Damage presentation on 23/06/11. This was also released as a PDF. A few months later a friend emailed me the report (for...