A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sign in the front doors of the Lyttelton Library on London Street, reading 'Lyttelton Service Centre now open'".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 68-76 Manchester Street. Red stickers have been taped to the doors, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of a red-sticker placard on the door of a house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "220 and 218 Peterborough Street".
Extensive damage to the Caxton Press building on Victoria Street. Bricks have toppled from the facade down to the footpath, and the windows and doors have been boarded up.
Extensive damage to the Caxton Press building on Victoria Street. Bricks have toppled from the facade down to the footpath, and the windows and doors have been boarded up.
The entrance to the damaged Convention Centre. On the door is a yellow placard and a notice that says "Danger. Your building has a yellow placard. Do not enter".
The entrance to the damaged Convention Centre. On the door is a yellow placard and a notice that says "Danger. Your building has a yellow placard. Do not enter".
An abandoned residential property at 12A Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds and the garage door has been vandalised with blue graffiti.
A doorway on the second storey of the building that formerly housed the Coffee Club on High Street. The door has been exposed by the demolition of the adjoining building.
A photograph of the entrance to Ballantynes on Cashel Street. A sign by the door that states the building is a construction site and a multiple hazards area.
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Something about this door being exposed following demolition of the neighbouring building in Cashel Mall…".
Building rubble littering the steps and footpath outside the badly-damaged Peterborough Apartments. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the sign next to the entrance of the Lancaster Hotel on Ferry Road. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
The east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Part of the roof sits on the ground in the section next door.
Shipping containers support the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, the only part of the hotel still standing. The Two Fat Indians restaurant next door has also closed due to earthquake damage.
A photograph of the Austral Building on Colombo Street with scaffolding up the side. A sign on a side door reads, "No admittance. Goods entrance only".
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre with a loose ceiling panel. There is a crack above the left-hand corner of the door.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away. A real estate sign on the shop next door reads "Watch this Hotspot!".
The damaged Richmond Methodist Church is supported by wooden bracing. The photographer comments, "The church is being repaired. A few doors down from Henry Africa's, the church has had significant damage too".
A sign taped to the door of the Strategy building on Montreal Street. The sign reads, "Danger, your house has a red placard, do not enter".
A photograph of a sign on a door reading, "Hope, broken dreams and broken lives". The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph of the house at 58 Bangor Street. A green sticker on the door indicates that it has been inspected and is safe to enter.
A photograph of the house at 58 Bangor Street. A green sticker on the door indicates that it has been inspected and is safe to enter.
A photograph of the house at 428 Oxford Terrace. Plywood has been placed over the door. The house number has been spray-painted on the plywood.
The entrance to the West Avon building on Montreal Street. The photographer comments, "This very wonderful Art Deco heritage building in Christchurch had residents living in it until another visit from the building engineers re-re-checking for earthquake damage. Now it is fenced off and on the list for possible demolition".
Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, a photograph of a young man working at a desk has been inserted into a gap in the building. The photographer comments, "Cranmer Courts in Christchurch, New Zealand was very badly damaged in the earthquakes that have rocked the City for the past two years. Mike Hewson thought he would try to bring life back into the buildings by putting photographs into the spaces where the doors and windows were. There was a month or so when no one seemed to know or admit who had put the pictures up, but it was done officially. It seems that though very badly damaged the buildings may get restored".
A photograph of a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace. Some windows are broken and the door has been boarded up with plywood
A photograph submitted by Tim Kerr to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Here’s me working in Selwyn St just a couple of doors away from home. (Photo M D Kerr)".
A photograph of a collapsed ceiling in the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view through the door of an inaccessible room".
A photograph of a collapsed ceiling in the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view through the door of an inaccessible room".
