Photo taken Jan 2011.
A photograph of the Painted Room shop on Colombo street. Most of the building has collapsed.
A pile of bricks, mortar, concrete and rusty metal constituting the remains of Beckenham Baptist Church on Colombo Street. A white sign has been erected outside the church reading, "Our church is still meeting. Please join us on Sunday. We gather in the youth hall, access is from #7 Percival St. (Turn left on Tennyson then left again on Percival)".
A view down Colombo Street of a team of Fire Service and Search and Rescue personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them the broken tower of the Christ Church Cathedral can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of the Allan McLean building, on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace. The PricewaterhouseCoopers building is behind. The green digger is feeding the yellow concrete muncher while the red digger redistributes the munched up concrete".
A photograph of the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition. On the left is a crocheted image of an eye, created by a group of women from Adelaide, and on the right are woven fabric artworks created by Christchurch craft artists in response.
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 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."
A photograph of the paved path in the Green Room garden on Colombo Street. The path was designed to travel around the garden, leading up to the platform holding Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artworks.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The Green Room was built by Jonathan Hall and planted by Gina Payne."
A photograph looking south down Manchester Street from the intersection with Armagh Street. The buildings along the left side of the street have been cordoned off with wire fencing. In the distance, the Rendezvous Hotel and Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen.
Painted graphics on the side wall of the 'Book Discussion Scheme (BDS)' office on Colombo Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Colombo and Gloucester Streets, looking north-east".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "'There are times when nature feels bigger', Colombo Street".
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of the Triangle Chambers building at the intersection of High Street and Colombo Street. Building rubble can be seen inside the windows of the upper storey.
A photograph of volunteers creating the Outdoor Music Room.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "121-125 Gloucester Street (the former site of State Theatre - later DFS Souvenirs)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New construction on the corner of Colombo and Kilmore Streets".
People playing music to accompany a film at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
Bricks being removed from the building next to Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
People waiting for a film to start at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
People waiting for a film to start at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
The brick wall along the side of 832 Colombo Street, where Gap Filler projected their films.
People playing music to accompany a film at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Photographic studio on Colombo Street after the earthquake on 4 September 2010".
A Wilson's car park has replaced the buildings on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets.
A photograph of traffic barriers on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Street in central Christchurch.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets