A photograph of a customer in the seating area of the Samo Lyttelton cafe. On the walls of the cafe are posters advertising local events.
A photograph of the outdoor seating area of the Samo Lyttelton cafe.
A photograph of a staff member behind the counter at the Samo Lyttelton cafe.
A photograph of a customer reading a newspaper in the Samo Lyttelton cafe.
A photograph of the seating area at the Samo Lyttelton cafe. In the background is a view of Lyttelton Harbour.
A photograph of the interior of the Samo Lyttelton cafe. Shelves hold childrens' books and toys, a tray of condiments, and other items.
The Beat Street cafe on Barbadoes Street. Some damage to the footpath can be seen.
The Beat Street cafe on Barbadoes Street. Some damage to the footpath can be seen.
Went into this cafe a few times in years gone by (all on camera club field trips or photowalks). It was a nice two-storey building then. Not now after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
Sign on the cordon fence ouside the Crowne Plaza Hotel. It says "Cafe Decadence Victoria Street open now!".
The Pier cafe and the New Brighton Public Library building at the start of the New Brighton Pier.
The sign for Perry's Cafe has had "Shaken but not deterred" added under the name of the cafe. One of the iconic figures of two workmen painted on the side of the building, which have regularly-changed speech bubbles commenting humorously on topical subjects, are saying "Is my crack showing?" The paint has peeled from the other speech bubble, obscuring the reply. The photographer comments, "After the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch a lot of buildings were damaged and made off limits. This affected a lot of cafes and take aways, so if you were open you needed to make it known. The words missing from the speech bubble are 'Don't be silly'".
A photograph of a garden area and coffee kiosk on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a garden area and coffee kiosk on Colombo Street.
Detail of some deconstruction work on the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a digger, truck and skip in the background. On the cordon fence is a sign that says 'Cafe decadence Victoria St open now'.
Mural on the side wall of Perry's Cafe on Madras Street. It depicts two work men; one speech bubble saying "Is my crack showing?" and in other other it says "Don't be silly!". A topical joke about the cracks on the wall and Christchurch in general.
A digitally manipulated image of a sign reading "A bit of dirt never hurt". The photographer comments, "This was a sign put up on a section of land in the Port of Lyttelton where an earthquake damaged building had been removed. The cliff at the back had collapsed down probably during the demolition process".