"Open Theatre" - The Odeon
Built in 1883 and known as the Tuam Street Hall or Theatre and was New Zealand's oldest masonry, purpose built theatre. In 1930, it became the St. James Theatre, It became The Odeon Movie Theatre in 1960. Demolition started in September 2012 after the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010/2011 but seems to have stopped!?
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets.
Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.
A crumbled retaining wall around a cemetery in Christchurch.
An earthquake damaged house where the front porch has crumbled.
A garage which has crumbled and has been cordoned off.
Detail of a section of the Cranmer Courts that has crumbled.
A close up of the crumbled stonework of Christ Church Cathedral.
Damage to a house. Sections of the brick exterior walls have crumbled.
Scaffolding around Satchmo Hairdressing, where sections of the brick wall have crumbled.
Damage to a house where the wall has crumbled, exposing the internal structure.
Damage to Holy Trinity Church in Lyttelton. Stonework around the windows has crumbled.
A crumbled wall on a brick house on Centaurus road revealing the inner layer.
Detail of a building where the brick walls have crumbled, exposing the internal fixtures.
Damage to a building where the brick wall has crumbled onto the foot path.
A man stops to take a look at a site where a building has crumbled.
A man stops to take a look at a site where a building has crumbled.
Detail of a section of the brick wall on the Weston House which has crumbled.
A damaged house perched on the edge of the cliffs above Sumner. The photographer comments, "This house has slowly gone over the edge since the big earthquake in Christchurch in February 2011. Subsequent earthquakes has caused the rock face to crumble more and more".
Damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers. The walls have crumbled, revealing the inside of the building.
Damage to a building on Lichfield Street. The parapet has crumbled, and what remains is unstable.
Damage to the Cranmer Centre. The front wall has crumbled, with the bricks falling onto the street.
A red-stickered property where most of its wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the house.
Detail of the damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chamers, where part of the brick facade has crumbled.
A red-stickered house where the brick walls have crumbled and the house is on a lean.
A red-stickered property where most of its wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the house.
The top section of the A and T Burt building's facade. Bricks from this section have crumbled away.
A damaged house where the brick wall has crumbled into the yard, exposing the inside of the house.
A brick garage has crumbled, exposing the inside furnishings and falling onto a car parked in the driveway.
Cordon fencing around the damaged Woolston Community Library. A section of the brick wall on the side has crumbled.
Detail of a building where the brick walls have crumbled, exposing the internal fixtures. Seen through the cordon fence.
