A black and white photograph of the damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor, seen behind power poles and street signs. The hotel is on a noticeable lean.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Cashel Mall to the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Westpac Building, seen through the Bridge of Remembrance".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Three diggers artfully arranged at the Hotel Grand Chancellor site, aka Mummy Bear, Daddy Bear and Little Bear".
The sign outside the Lyttelton Petanque Club, reading, "Lyttelton Petanque Club est. 2011. Grand opening today 12pm, bring food to share, lonely pots plants welcome!".
A photograph of damaged buildings on High Street, seen from the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "235-239 High Street".
A photograph of traffic barriers on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Street in central Christchurch.
Damage to the Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the middle. At the bottom left is the lift shaft (now fully demolished) of the CTV building which claimed over 100 lives when it collapsed in the earthquake.
Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, 2011.
Much of the inn...
Hotel Grand Chancellor - Leaning 1m to the east, demolition will start about mid June and is expected to take 10 months to complete at a cost of approx NZ$10m. It will be the biggest & tallest demolition project in New Zealand.
Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, ...
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tramway Lane from Worcester Street".
High-rise buildings in the CBD seen over a concrete wall. From the left are the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Westpac building and the Holiday Inn City Centre.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen through the arch of the Bridge of Remembrance. In the foreground is a One News vehicle, and a film crew are filming from the bridge.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Frazer and grand-daughter Ella (11) have finally got a few good nights' sleep after arriving in Queenstown from earthquake-ravaged Christchurch on Wednesday".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street from the intersection with Colombo and Hereford Streets".
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch CBD. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This photograph shows the many tall CBD buildings, with the Hotel Grand Chancellor under demolition in the centre of the photograph. The street in the foreground running up the photograph from left to right is Lichfield Street with the old Bus Exchange clearly visible".
Much of the CBD is still cordoned off and without power (as you should be able to spot) as a result of the damage caused by February's deadly earthquake.
This photo clearly shows the extent of the lean that the Hotel Grand Chancellor is now on. Apparently it is out by 1m at the top leaning east.
Demolition will start about mid June and is expec...
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down High Street from Hanafins Corner (Hereford Street)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall - Whitcoulls site".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Manchester Street looking towards Gloucester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Tuam and Mancester Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Manchester Street looking towards Gloucester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street across the demolition site of the Coachman towards the Heritage Hotel in Cathedral Square with Hotel Grand Chancellor (left background)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down High Street from Hanafins Corner (Hereford Street) - Triangle Chambers".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High, Colombo, and Hereford Streets intersection".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
A view down Cashel Mall, which has been cordoned off from the public. Damaged buildings and rubble can be seen down the street. The Grand Chancellor Hotel can be seen in the background.
Two badly damaged cars in an empty site on the corner of Tuam and Barbadoes Streets. In the background are the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Holiday Inn City Centre, and the Westpac building.
Neighbours across the river showing earthquake damage. Hotel Grand Chancellor in the background.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-044
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall - south side near Oxford Terrace".
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. A partial view of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High, Lichfield, and Manchester Streets intersection".
