Damage to the Victoria Street clock tower which stopped at the time of the 22 February earthquake. Sections of the base have been covered by black plastic sheeting and shipping containers protecting the road from the danger of it falling.
A view down Montreal Street where a section of the street has been cordoned off. On the right the Victoria Street clocktower has been blocked off with shipping containers, and a crane is in the front of the Strategy Building.
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A building on Victoria Street, housing the Chinwag Eathai restaurant, that has been give a yellow placard. This was a building assessment system used following the February earthquake indicating that there should be limited access and that the building needs further evaluation.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch 04 September 2010.
Victoria Street. So sad to see history die - both buildings and business.
Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets looking north".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Deconstruction of Establishment Apartment building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Deconstruction of Establishment Apartment building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Deconstruction of Establishment Apartment building".
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "BDO Lumley House which is in the process of being demolished. Knox Church is visible on the right hand side of the photo".
An aerial photograph of the Peterborough Apartments on the corner of Peterborough and Montreal Streets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Copthorne Hotel, Colombo Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The walls of the gables have crumbled, the bricks falling onto the footpath. Many have been cleared away and now sit in a pile on the road. Road cones, metal fences, and cordon tape have been placed around the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Asko Design building on Victoria Street. Mod's Hair can be seen to the right. The top of the facade of Asko Design has crumbled and fallen into the street, taking the awning with it. The side wall has also collapsed, exposing the inside of the building. Wire fencing and tape have been used to cordon the buildings off.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Asko Design building on Victoria Street. Mod's Hair can be seen to the right. The top of the facade of Asko Design has crumbled and fallen into the street, taking the awning with it. The side wall has also collapsed, exposing the inside of the building. Wire fencing and tape have been used to cordon the buildings off.
On a walk over to Hagley Park to great some shots of the wonderful Cherry Blossom I past by the Knox Church rebuild and found that the scaffolding has come down at last. It sure was shinning in the midday light.
Victoria Street September 12, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand
View down Victoria Street with the Casino on the right having some construction working being done, and the deconsruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the end of the street. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over the Town Hall and Victoria Square with the site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel visible in the bottom left, GapFiller's Pallet Pavillion now in the space.
The statue of Captain Cook looks over an empty Victoria Square with autumn leaves lying around. This used to be a very tidy and busy area, but is now nearly all fenced off. Pedestrian access to this section was established about five or six months ago.
Knox Church, Cnr Bealey Ave & Victoria St (08.03.2011)
City
Christchurch
Canterbury
New Zealand
© 2011 Phil Le Cren
Photo Taken With:
Canon EOS 1000D
+ Canon EF/EF-S lenses
+ 10.1 effective megapixels
+ 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor
+ Eye-level pentamirror SLR
+ Live View shooting.
+ EOS Built-in Sensor cleanin...
Knox Church, Cnr Bealey Ave & Victoria St (08.03.2011)
City
Christchurch
Canterbury
New Zealand
© 2011 Phil Le Cren
Photo Taken With:
Canon EOS 1000D
+ Canon EF/EF-S lenses
+ 10.1 effective megapixels
+ 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor
+ Eye-level pentamirror SLR
+ Live View shooting.
+ EOS Built-in Sensor cleanin...
Knox Church, Cnr Bealey Ave & Victoria St (08.03.2011)
City
Christchurch
Canterbury
New Zealand
© 2011 Phil Le Cren
Photo Taken With:
Canon EOS 1000D
+ Canon EF/EF-S lenses
+ 10.1 effective megapixels
+ 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor
+ Eye-level pentamirror SLR
+ Live View shooting.
+ EOS Built-in Sensor cleanin...
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Isaac House (aka National Bank) on the corner of Armagh and Colombo Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Piles of silt between the Town Hall and the Crowne Plaza".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crowne Plaza Hotel".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A large pile of silt between the Town Hall and the Crowne Plaza Hotel".
Knox Church rebuild on a walk around my neighbourhood September 9, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Square is at the centre of this picture with its green lawns and trees. The bare patch of earth in front s the demolition sites of the Allan McLean building, the Oxford on Avon, and Plunket House. The contract to demolish the Crowne Plaza Hotel has been let, while the fate of the Town Hall is still undecided. The Convention Centre is coming down. On the very bottom, slightly to the right is the Medlab building which is also to be demolished. In the bottom left corner is the PWC building which is also to be demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Ferrier Fountain against a backdrop of broken steps and spring growth".
