A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Colombo Street.
An excavator clearing the site of a demolished building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of Tuam Street, looking east from the Colombo Street intersection.
A photograph of Marie Hudson standing in front of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street. In the background, Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artwork have been placed on a platform to await their unveiling.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
Monumental masons is a gravestone maker.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
This was a headstone makers store.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) hoisted on the platform of a crane, next to the Forsyth Barr Building on the corner of Armagh and Colombo Streets. Some of the windows below have been broken open by Urban Search and Rescue workers looking for trapped people.
A photograph of a sign in the window of the Studio Works Gallery on Colombo Street. The sign reads, "Dear customer, we are still in business...We will soon update our website...All current customer artworks are safe and we will contact each of you soon. Thank you". A yellow sticker in the door indicates that access to the building is restricted.
A photograph of Anderson and Hill Sports Power on the corner of St Asaph and Colombo Streets. Wire fences have been placed across the street as a cordon. In the background, rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings and crushed cars line the left side of the road. There is also foliage from a fallen tree.
A photograph of the members of Crack'd for Christchurch gathered on and around their armchair and ottoman artworks. The artworks have just been unveiled during the launch of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Everyone enjoying the chair."
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
A collapsed buildings on the corner of Colombo and St Asaph Street.
The sound equipment at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
The sound equipment at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
A choir performing at the Gap Filler site at 832 Colombo Street
A choir performing at the Gap Filler site at 832 Colombo Street
A band performing at the Gap Filler site at 832 Colombo Street.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and Colombo Streets. The brick wall on the top storey of the building has crumbled onto the footpath below and the windows on the bottom storey have been boarded up with plywood. Workers in a cherry picker and a crane-raised platform are working on the second storey. Wire fencing surrounds the building.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and Colombo Streets. The brick wall on the top storey of the building has crumbled onto the footpath below and the windows on the bottom storey have been boarded up with plywood. Workers in a cherry picker and a crane-raised platform are working on the second storey. Wire fencing surrounds the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on Colombo Street near the intersection of Kilmore Street. Large sections of the top storeys of the buildings have collapsed. Most of the bricks and other rubble have been cleared from the footpath. USAR codes have been spray-painted on many of the shops' windows. The closest store has been demolished and the rubble has been cleared away.
A photograph of signs in the front door of the Bai Yok restaurant on Colombo Street. One of the sign reads, "Closed, Will Return". No time or date has been added to the sign. A ripped yellow sticker stuck to the glass indicates that the access to the building is restricted. The Phanyou Family have also taped a piece of paper to the door with their contact numers.
A photograph of the Painted Room shop on Colombo street. Most of the building has collapsed.
Painted graphics on the side wall of the 'Book Discussion Scheme (BDS)' office on Colombo Street.
Demolished buildings on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence on Moorhouse Avenue.
A Wilson's car park has replaced the buildings on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition of 728 Colombo Street".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged buildings and rubble on Colombo Street near the intersection of St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the buildings to the left have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.
Corner of Cashel and Colombo Streets, looking towards the partially-demolished Westpac building.
