Awaiting demolition
A digitally manipulated image of demolition machinery, with the Hotel So in the background. The photographer comments, "Strange things happen when you use technicolor film".
This will open up the street to the Avon River
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A demolition area and a digger seen through a security fence.
Workers on the demolition site of the ANZ Cathedral Square branch.
As seen from Hereford St over the demolition of the corner buildings.
A vacant demolition site where buildings once stood is surrounded by security fencing.
The basement of the "Price Waterhouse" building after demolition after the Christchurch earthquakes...
A vacant demolition site where buildings once stood. Weeds are growing on the site.
Awaiting demolition. Blue pipes are water supply to anyone still living on Hulverstone Drive.
A vacant demolition site looking towards Tuam and High Streets. Weeds are growing on the site.
All red zoned and it looked like no one is living anywhere in Culver Place. All awaiting demolition.
Two relatively new town houses in the Bexley "Red Zone". Awaiting demolition due to severe land problems. Have been vandalised.
A faded sign reading, 'McCormic Reapers & Binders' painted onto the side of a building, revealed by the demolition of the adjoining building.
A faded sign reading, 'Marrow Bassett & Co' painted onto the side of a brick building, revealed by the demolition of the adjoining building.
The back of the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, preserved after the demolition of the hotel. It is being supported by wooden bracing and shipping containers.
The back of the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, preserved after the demolition of the hotel. It is being supported by wooden bracing and shipping containers.
Damaged buildings and empty demolition sites. The building on the left has had tarpaulins placed on it to prevent weather damage to the inside of the building.
A faded sign reading, 'McCormic Reapers & Binders' painted onto the side of a brick building, revealed by the demolition of the adjoining building. Wooden pallets have been placed at the front of the building.
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A bit of the now demolished QEII (Queen Elizabeth II) Park running track in the "Gap Filler" on the old Deka site in New Brighton (last occupied by a charity barn before a major fire and subsequent demolition).
See previous photo (exactly 3 hours earlier). Demolition of the support structure for NZ Breweries smokestack in Christchurch. CERES NZ's nibbler is at work, the pipe stack having been removed yesterday (Saturday). This is three hours after the previous photo, and just a pile of rubble sits beside the tree (largely undamaged despite being next...
Demolition of the support structure for NZ Breweries smokestack in Christchurch. CERES NZ's nibbler is at work, the pipe stack having been removed yesterday (Saturday). I retuned three hours later to see what progress had been made and it was GONE! See next photo. Damage to complex was from the 22/02/20011 earthquake.
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Awaiting the demolition ball! See the hole punched in by the neighbouring building (now demolished) during the February 22 2011 earthquake. This building is leaning to the north (left) while it's now demolished neighbour was leaning to the south (right).
All because the crap land gave way underneath!
The back of the old Odeon movie theatre, that was for about 15-20 years a New Life Christian Centre. This is earthquake damage, although the roof was lifted off in 2011. I don't know whether this is a building that they want to save or still awaiting demolition.
The smaller building to the immediate left was restored a few years ago and for a...
As buildings are demolished as a result of the earthquake in 2011, Wilson Carparking are waiting to pounce on each bit of vacant land. Someone suggested about a year ago that the city be renamed "Wilson" as that name appears more in the central city than Christchurch does!
In the background the CERES NZ nibbler attacks the support structure fo...