The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
Boarded-up broken windows on the old Christchurch City Council building in Tuam Street. The photographer comments, "What can happen to a building when the land is no longer solid as a rock".
The entrance to Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn.
Old damaged bridge in Ferrymead next to the new one.
Cracking below the window of the former Lyttelton Fire Station and Public Library. The photographer comments, "The building at 2 Sumner Road has been sadly damaged by the quake. I was unsure of its future, but now this building has been demolished".
An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 12 December 2012 entitled, "Old School, New Times".
Building Record Form for Old Vicarage (Anglican), 26 Ripon Street, Lyttelton.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial photo of the old Christchurch saleyards".
A view over the Avon River towards Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Owner of Real Groovy Records Paul Huggins outside their new premises in the old Penny Cycles building on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets after the earthquake damaged their old building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Owner of Real Groovy Records Paul Huggins outside their new premises in the old Penny Cycles building on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets after the earthquake damaged their old building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Owner of Real Groovy Records Paul Huggins outside their new premises in the old Penny Cycles building on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets after the earthquake damaged their old building".
Diggers breaking up concrete in the old bike stands area under the library.
Diggers breaking up concrete in the old bike stands area under the library.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ascot TV old store, earthquake damaged 404 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ascot TV old store, earthquake damaged 404 Colombo Street".
Diggers breaking up concrete in the old bike stands area under the library.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Richard Loffhagen, owner of Simply Catering, stands on the old site on the corner of Madras Street and Salisbury Street where he wrote a message on the wall the day the old building was brought down".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Richard Loffhagen, owner of Simply Catering, stands on the old site on the corner of Madras Street and Salisbury Street where he wrote a message on the wall the day the old building was brought down".
Bricks have fallen from the walls of the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "Back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. In this picture you can see inside the old cinema curtains. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stand area under the library.
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stands area under the library.
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stand area under the library.
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stand area under the library.
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stands area under the library.
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stand area under the library.
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stand area under the library.
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stands area under the library.
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stands area under the library.
A digger breaking up concrete in the old bike stand area under the library.