A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Shands Emporium".
Tourists and shoppers eating in one of the food court areas of the Re:Start mall.
Looking over container shops at Re:Start Mall, in the background is a carpark being deconstructed.
A photograph of a collapsed shop awning. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street".
A large chess board made from sand and broken shells, with a painted beach scene on the wall behind. The photographer comments, "After all the suggestions put on the wall on what to do in this area, which was once an earthquake damaged shop, they have made the chess board, painted a seaside scene on the wall and created a small wall of tyres".
Shops on Ferry Road, across the road from the demolition site where the Gap Filler Piano Project is.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of a block of shops at 461-469 Colombo Street, Sydenham.
A photograph of Williams Street in Kaiapoi. A sign on a shop awning reads, "Kaiapoi. Rebuilding our town".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A tiny coffee shop in a garage at 933A Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A tiny coffee shop in a garage at 933A Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A tiny coffee shop in a garage at 933A Colombo Street".
Shoppers and sightseers in Re:Start Mall. Street lights have been decorated with banners with Canterbury colours, red and black.
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Shop window, London St, Lyttelton. 25 Feb 2012.".
A digitally manipulated image of a damaged wooden wall. The photographer comments, "And the walls came tumbling down".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Lotus Heart, vegetarian restaurant, tea house and gift shop at 363 St Asaph Street".
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Madras Street with the High Street shops in the bottom left.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Madras Street with the High Street shops in the bottom left.
The corner of High and Tuam Streets which used to be lined with shops. Now they have been demolished and the area around is almost empty.
A sign in a shop on the corner of Anfield Street and Lower Styx Road in Brooklands. The sign reads, "Save Brooklands. We want to stay!".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A Thai restaurant operating out of a caravan and container on Bealey Avenue".
A digitally manipulated photograph of a shop security shutter. The photographer comments, "Sometimes before you feel the ground rolling any metal shutters around start their rattling noises as if someone is shaking them".
A photograph of a shop window with large letters stating, "Yes we are open". The window also bears a red sticker and spray painted notes from 26 February 2011 stating "Rear collapsed".
View of the corner of Montreal and Victoria Street. In the background is a vacant lot left by buildings that has been demolished, and on the right is Gordon Smith & Sons fruit and vegetable shop.
A video of Charlie Gates investigating the Christchurch City Council's plan to rejuvenate New Brighton mall. Gates interviews Sherry Dhamija, owner of Penguin House Dairy, Kate Thomas, manager of New Brighton Florist, and Colleen Biggs of Pegasus Tattoo about how business is going and what they think the area needs to be revitalised.
View down Papanui Road. Some road works ahead with a sign that says 'Extreme Care Cyclist Merging' and 'Footpath closed please use other side'. On the left is a shop operating out of a shipping container in a site where a building has been demolished.
Pipes lead into a shipping container. The photographer comments, "In Christchurch containers are so very versatile: They are used as barricades, supports, homes, shops, art galleries, artworks, Malls, pubs and bars, Thai takeaways and now sewage works".
The window of a shop in Kaiapoi, with the gutted interior just visible behind the signs. A sign on the window reads "The Scallywags beat us! We have moved 158.26 meters (sic) to the corner of Fuller Street and Williams Street". Many businesses moved temporarily or permanently due to earthquake damage.
A sign above the closed shutter of a building in Wainoni reads "Open 7 days". The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. Open 7 days. This Wainoni car parts shop was definitely not open today".
Road cones and a detour sign in front of a graffitied building in Wainoni. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. Car parts shop, Wainoni. The lack of activity in the east is spooky at times".
A video about the restoration of New Regent Street. The restoration is hoped to be completed in time for the Christmas shopping season. The project is being led by Edward Leeson of Naylor Love, who is also managing the restoration of the Isaac Theatre Royal next door.